Appendix C: Tips and Tricks
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PlexTools Professional Reference Guide
MCI Software
The simultaneous use of several MCI and or ASPI applications may result in
unexpected behavior of the devices and should be avoided. When more than one
program is used to control a certain drive, this device will 'listen' to the commands of
the different programs. These can influence each other or force contradicting results.
For this reason, the use of PlexTools Professional together with other programs to
control the same drive should be avoided.
ATAPI drive not recognized
If your Plextor ATAPI drive is not recognized, check to see it is correctly installed
and that the IDE drivers are operational. If you have a recent BIOS, the ATAPI drive
is detected at boot time. If you don’t have a recent BIOS, check the BIOS to see that
proper IDE settings are specified there. (For the BIOS settings please refer to the
operation manual of your computer or motherboard, and for the drive installation
please refer to the drive operation manual.
Audio CD + CD TEXT is recognized, but no CD TEXT information is shown.
If you have unchecked the option Read Complete Disc Info in the Preferences
selection of the Options menu, the CD TEXT information is NOT read if an audio
CD containing this kind of information is inserted before startup of PlexTools
Professional.
Disc is not recognized as Audio CD + CD TEXT
If the disc is recognized only as an audio CD (that is, no CD TEXT is shown), the
reason may be:
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The disc does not contain CD TEXT information. Not every Audio CD contains
CD TEXT information.
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The copy of a disc does not contain CD TEXT information. Not every CD
recorder can write CD TEXT information and not every type of CD recording
software can write CD TEXT information.
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Drive cannot read CD TEXT information. Not every drive is capable of reading
CD TEXT information.
Using Buffer Under Run Error Proof Technology
To prevent buffer under runs from occurring with your PlexWriter, you should
always enable Buffer Under Run Error Proof.
