[P1] CD Burner And Toast Keep Giving Me Sass

[Fred Stevens K2FRD]

At 7:18 AM -0500 11/12/03, Jack Rodgers wrote:
>There are a few possiblities for your error code:
>
>1) Your drive is in need of repair.

It's brand new (three months old), used maybe ten times. If this 
turns out to be the problem, at least it's still under warranty.

>Try burning a CD using the Apple's built in Burn CD, under the file 
>menu. Insert your cd, name it, drag files onto it, select File:Burn 
>CD. If that doesn't work, call Apple Support for a probably repair.

Did it. I noticed the problem using the iBook's native CD burn software...

>
>2) If you can burn a CD using Burn CD, then your Toast software may 
>need an update for 10.2.8, visit their website, or

...Then, thinking there might be a problem with the iBook's CD burn 
software, I installed Toast Lite 5.2.1 which I happened to have on 
hand from my old 7300 when I tried installing a CD burner (which is 
why I broke down and upgraded to this iBook since I was having so 
much trouble installing the burner on the 7300)...

No difference with Toast. Same problem:  it reports error problems 
while trying to burn a CD. I downloaded Roxio's Toast Lite update 
5.2.1, but it wouldn't install since my Toast Lite CD is already 
updated to 5.2.1.

>
>3) Toast needs to be reinstalled or your preferences trashed.

Yesterday was the first I had installed Toast.

>4) You may have corrupt files you are trying to burn.

This may very well be the problem. I noticed the write-to-CD would 
stop at certain points, so I'd go into the assigned files/folders and 
delete those which were suspect. This sometimes got the CD to burn.

>5) You need to reread the manual.

Wasn't too helpful; didj'a ever notice that manuals seldom explain 
the error codes that you're experiencing?

>6) Something else...

I may go out and buy some GOOD blank CDs just to see if it's the 
cheap CDs causing the problem.

Will keep working on it.

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