Plextor PlexWriter 8/8/24A Slimline, Руководство по эксплуатации

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Section 3. Using Your PlexWriter
PlexWriter 8/8/24A Slimline Operations Manual
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Writing to CD-R and CD-RW Media
In conjunction with your PlexWriter drive, mastering and packet writing software
such as EasyCD Creator and DirectCD allow you to write audio, video, data, or other
information to writable (CD-R) or rewritable (CD-RW) media. The PlexWriter
8/8/24A Slimline writes to new high-speed CD-RW media, as well as to
conventional CD-RW media.
IMPORTANT: Most CD-ROM drives manufactured since 1997 can read both
conventional and the new high-speed CD-RW discs. Drives manufactured before
1997 cannot read CD-RW discs.
Plextor CD-ROM drives beginning with the 12/20PleX and newer can read CD-RW
discs, including the new, high-speed discs.
Advantages of BURN-Proof Technology
The PlexWriter 8/8/24A Slimline incorporates BURN-Proof (Buffer UnderRun
Proof ) technology, which guarantees that you can write discs at high speed, and still
use your computer for other tasks while you’re writing.
The Problem: When you use a CD Recordable or CD ReWritable drive to write to a
CD-R or CD-RW disc, the disc needs a constant, steady flow of data to make a
successful write. If this flow is interrupted, you wind up with a disc that is unusable.
You’ve just created a coaster for your table!
To prevent this interruption of data, every CD-R/RW drive has a buffer, a memory
chip that acts as a “holding area.” (Typically, the buffer size is 2 MB or 4 MB.)
However, this buffer can be emptied quickly when you write at high speeds. It can
also be emptied if you use other applications (like surfing the Internet or playing
games or watching movies) while writing; or if your source drive cannot read data
fast enough because of its read ability or because the source disc is poor quality and
read errors slow down the data stream. Any of these factors can produce what is
known as “buffer underrun error.” Simply put, the buffer is drained of data, the flow
to the disc is interrupted—and you wind up with a useless disc.
The Solution—BURN-Proof: This revolutionary technology compensates for any
interruption in data flow to the disc. BURN-Proof technology “remembers” where
writing stopped on the disc when the data flow was interrupted, then restarts writing
in the same place once the data is available again. The result is that your disc is
written successfully.