how to use the settings

[bobby]

hi,

 

iam trying to backup a copy of my dvd because its messed up, and i wanted to know what

burn proof is?

 

thank you

[LIGHTNING UK!]

It means the drive can 'pause' during the burn if there's not enough data getting to it.

 

Normally, if it runs out of data to burn, you'd end up with a coaster.

[killjoy]

lol, I remember that one of my first cd-writers did not support burn-proof technology and I ended up with many buffer underrun errors.

Indeed you could throw away the disc if the buffer was empty .

Nowaydays every writer has some sort of burnproof technology. Some say that Seamless Link technology works even better (Philips/BenQ drives), because it is part of the firmware and it is impossible to turn it off accidentely. Don't know if that is only a fairytale though...

Edited March 27, 2006 by killjoy

[bobby]

thank you for getting to it so fast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

should i turn it off or is it better to leave it on?

if iam using the cop alot turn it off or on?

 

thank you

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Always leave it on.

 

As killjoy says, it's often the case now that even with that setting disabled, drives still operate as if it were enabled.