AndyMHan****@gmail.com wrote:
> I got an internal DVD burner last summer, LG Super/Multi. I just now
> put it into a NexStar DX housing, and connected to a USB 2 port. It
> shows up in Windows XP Pro as a DVD-RAM Drive HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GSA-
> H55N. No driver installation required.
>
> The laptop already comes with a "RecordNow! CD&DVD Recording"
> application, version 7. Bless the sole of whoever installed it (I
> think). However, the DVD burner also comes with PowerDVD,
> PowerProducer, Nero Express, and InCD. From surfing, PowerDVD and
> PowerProducer are for entertainment media, Nero Express is a stripped
> down OEM version of a retail application, and InCD is for packet
> writing. I just want to make a data backup of certain portions of my
> user file space on the hard drive. Would RecordNow be the best option
> for this? By that, I mean most reliable and straightforward.
>
> I also had problem in the past with Easy CD Creator dropping files
> that had very long names. Would any of the above options be better
> for long file names?
>
> Finally, there are a handful of DVD data burning formats. Which
> format would be best for compatibility with other drives in other
> computers? Which of the above software applications support this
> format?
Well, I burned 2 data backup DVDs using the above setup. The internal
drive plus external housing works well standing vertically, even
though it doesn't have a snap-on spindle.
There are some strange things I observed, though not show-stoppers.
1. Windows XP's icon on the system tray for removing USB periperhals
shows the DVD burner to be Mat****a UJDA765aDVD/CDRW. This doesn't
match the name of the internal drive or external housing.
2. I used Imation DVD-R's (16x), but Sonic's RecordNow! ver. 7.22
doesn't actually allow the user to choose. It appears that RecordNow
(or the drive) recognizes the type of disc automatically, and burns
accordingly.
3. The online help says that there is an "Advance" button on the
options panel for burning a data disc. Presumably, this is for CDs
rather than DVDs (I don't see the button). The advance options
pertain to Track-At-Once and Disc-At-Once, as well as logical disc
format.
4. The online help says the logical format for DVDs is ISO+Joliet
+UDF. I'm a bit foggy on this, since I thought UDF was for packet
writing, which in turn is for drag-and-drop (or drive-letter-access).
I would have expected either/or, but not all the formats combined.
5. Once the disc is burned and RecordNow is exitted, it still shows up
in the task manager. This could be contributing to two anomalies.
5.1 First anomaly is that laptop's built-in DVD ROM (CDRW) drive
doesn't recognize the newly burned DVD. In fact, the drive letter
doesn't even show up under MyComputer. I detached the DVD burner from
the USB port, but nothing changed. Same with logging off and on
again. I finally rebooted the computer, which caused the drive letter
for the burner to disappear, and the drive letter for the DVD ROM
appeared.
5.2 I also couldn't erase some subdirectories in the folder tree that
I burned to DVD. After rebooting, I could erase them.
AndyMHan****@gmail.com wrote:
> AndyMHan****@gmail.com wrote:
>> I got an internal DVD burner last summer, LG Super/Multi. I just now
>> put it into a NexStar DX housing, and connected to a USB 2 port. It
>> shows up in Windows XP Pro as a DVD-RAM Drive HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GSA-
>> H55N. No driver installation required.
>>
>> The laptop already comes with a "RecordNow! CD&DVD Recording"
>> application, version 7. Bless the sole of whoever installed it (I
>> think). However, the DVD burner also comes with PowerDVD,
>> PowerProducer, Nero Express, and InCD. From surfing, PowerDVD and
>> PowerProducer are for entertainment media, Nero Express is a stripped
>> down OEM version of a retail application, and InCD is for packet
>> writing. I just want to make a data backup of certain portions of my
>> user file space on the hard drive. Would RecordNow be the best option
>> for this? By that, I mean most reliable and straightforward.
>>
>> I also had problem in the past with Easy CD Creator dropping files
>> that had very long names. Would any of the above options be better
>> for long file names?
>>
>> Finally, there are a handful of DVD data burning formats. Which
>> format would be best for compatibility with other drives in other
>> computers? Which of the above software applications support this
>> format?
>
> Well, I burned 2 data backup DVDs using the above setup. The internal
> drive plus external housing works well standing vertically, even
> though it doesn't have a snap-on spindle.
>
> There are some strange things I observed, though not show-stoppers.
>
> 1. Windows XP's icon on the system tray for removing USB periperhals
> shows the DVD burner to be Mat****a UJDA765aDVD/CDRW. This doesn't
> match the name of the internal drive or external housing.
>
> 2. I used Imation DVD-R's (16x), but Sonic's RecordNow! ver. 7.22
> doesn't actually allow the user to choose. It appears that RecordNow
> (or the drive) recognizes the type of disc automatically, and burns
> accordingly.
>
> 3. The online help says that there is an "Advance" button on the
> options panel for burning a data disc. Presumably, this is for CDs
> rather than DVDs (I don't see the button). The advance options
> pertain to Track-At-Once and Disc-At-Once, as well as logical disc
> format.
>
> 4. The online help says the logical format for DVDs is ISO+Joliet
> +UDF. I'm a bit foggy on this, since I thought UDF was for packet
> writing, which in turn is for drag-and-drop (or drive-letter-access).
> I would have expected either/or, but not all the formats combined.
>
> 5. Once the disc is burned and RecordNow is exitted, it still shows up
> in the task manager. This could be contributing to two anomalies.
>
> 5.1 First anomaly is that laptop's built-in DVD ROM (CDRW) drive
> doesn't recognize the newly burned DVD. In fact, the drive letter
> doesn't even show up under MyComputer. I detached the DVD burner from
> the USB port, but nothing changed. Same with logging off and on
> again. I finally rebooted the computer, which caused the drive letter
> for the burner to disappear, and the drive letter for the DVD ROM
> appeared.
>
> 5.2 I also couldn't erase some subdirectories in the folder tree that
> I burned to DVD. After rebooting, I could erase them.
>
> That's it. Any thoughts are welcome.
1. Don't know why it shows that name, ignore.
2. I always leave the burn speed at max.
3. The 'Advance' choice is within the options menu, for version 7 this
is activated by clicking on the gizmo that looks like an electrical
connector, middle icon on the top right of opening screen. I would leave
the advance options alone, but do check verify after write, no good
reason not to.
4. Again I would leave recording format at default (Joliet), this will
permit 106 character filenames. I believe this is industry spec. rather
than vendor spec. UDF is a separate technique and the record now version
is called DLA. This was a scheme developed to permit treating media
rather like a large floppy. I think these days one is better off using
flash drives, they are getting quite inexpensive and are coming in
larger capacities by the month.
5. The default installation sets up a scheduler and dla. I don't have
dla installed and disabled the scheduler using msconfig. Maybe it's one
or both of those you are seeing.
I used an earlier version of Easy CD that came with a burner. Record Now
came with a later burner and installed on newer machine that didn't have
any record software. I find it very adequate.
I already had Power DVD installed which worked fine (it's a dvd movie
player). When I installed the Record Now version I had problems so
stayed with my original version. That was a long time ago and I've
forgotten the exact problem.
Dave Cohen
On Mar 31, 10:41 am, Dave Cohen <u...@example.net> wrote:
>AndyMHanc...@gmail.com wrote:
>>AndyMHanc...@gmail.com wrote:
>>> I got an internal DVD burner last summer, LG Super/Multi. I just
>>> now put it into a NexStar DX housing, and connected to a USB 2
>>> port. It shows up in Windows XP Pro as a DVD-RAM Drive HL-DT-ST
>>> DVD-RAM GSA- H55N. No driver installation required.
>>>
>>> The laptop already comes with a "RecordNow! CD&DVD Recording"
>>> application, version 7. Bless the sole of whoever installed it (I
>>> think). However, the DVD burner also comes with PowerDVD,
>>> PowerProducer, Nero Express, and InCD. From surfing, PowerDVD and
>>> PowerProducer are for entertainment media, Nero Express is a
>>> stripped down OEM version of a retail application, and InCD is for
>>> packet writing. I just want to make a data backup of certain
>>> portions of my user file space on the hard drive. Would RecordNow
>>> be the best option for this? By that, I mean most reliable and
>>> straightforward.
>>>
>>> I also had problem in the past with Easy CD Creator dropping files
>>> that had very long names. Would any of the above options be
>>> better for long file names?
>>>
>>> Finally, there are a handful of DVD data burning formats. Which
>>> format would be best for compatibility with other drives in other
>>> computers? Which of the above software applications support this
>>> format?
>>
>> Well, I burned 2 data backup DVDs using the above setup. The
>> internal drive plus external housing works well standing
>> vertically, even though it doesn't have a snap-on spindle.
>>
>> There are some strange things I observed, though not show-stoppers.
>>
>> 1. Windows XP's icon on the system tray for removing USB
>> periperhals shows the DVD burner to be Mat****a UJDA765aDVD/CDRW.
>> This doesn't match the name of the internal drive or external
>> housing.
>>
>> 2. I used Imation DVD-R's (16x), but Sonic's RecordNow! ver. 7.22
>> doesn't actually allow the user to choose. It appears that
>> RecordNow (or the drive) recognizes the type of disc automatically,
>> and burns accordingly.
>>
>> 3. The online help says that there is an "Advance" button on the
>> options panel for burning a data disc. Presumably, this is for CDs
>> rather than DVDs (I don't see the button). The advance options
>> pertain to Track-At-Once and Disc-At-Once, as well as logical disc
>> format.
>>
>> 4. The online help says the logical format for DVDs is ISO+Joliet
>> +UDF. I'm a bit foggy on this, since I thought UDF was for packet
>> writing, which in turn is for drag-and-drop (or
>> drive-letter-access). I would have expected either/or, but not all
>> the formats combined.
>>
>> 5. Once the disc is burned and RecordNow is exitted, it still shows
>> up in the task manager. This could be contributing to two
>> anomalies.
>>
>> 5.1 First anomaly is that laptop's built-in DVD ROM (CDRW) drive
>> doesn't recognize the newly burned DVD. In fact, the drive letter
>> doesn't even show up under MyComputer. I detached the DVD burner
>> from the USB port, but nothing changed. Same with logging off and
>> on again. I finally rebooted the computer, which caused the drive
>> letter for the burner to disappear, and the drive letter for the
>> DVD ROM appeared.
>>
>> 5.2 I also couldn't erase some subdirectories in the folder tree
>> that I burned to DVD. After rebooting, I could erase them.
>>
>> That's it. Any thoughts are welcome.
>
> 1. Don't know why it shows that name, ignore.
>
> 2. I always leave the burn speed at max.
Strange that the speed wasn't even an option. So I'm not sure what
speed it was burning at.
> 3. The 'Advance' choice is within the options menu, for version 7
> this is activated by clicking on the gizmo that looks like an
> electrical connector, middle icon on the top right of opening
> screen. I would leave the advance options alone, but do check verify
> after write, no good reason not to.
Yes, that's where I went. I think the icon is some kind of wrench.
No Advance button, though.
> 4. Again I would leave recording format at default (Joliet), this
> will permit 106 character filenames. I believe this is industry
> spec. rather than vendor spec.
For me, the choice doesn't appear in the options panels.
> UDF is a separate technique and the record now version is called
> DLA. This was a scheme developed to permit treating media rather
> like a large floppy. I think these days one is better off using
> flash drives, they are getting quite inexpensive and are coming in
> larger capacities by the month.
Sticks are awesome. But for a trail of regular backups, it's a bit
steep, especially if it rivals a DVD in terms of capacity.
> 5. The default installation sets up a scheduler and dla. I don't
> have dla installed and disabled the scheduler using msconfig. Maybe
> it's one or both of those you are seeing.
Could be. It doesn't interfere with the non-DLA burn, but it might be
causing the anomalies 5.1 and 5.2.
> I used an earlier version of Easy CD that came with a burner. Record
> Now came with a later burner and installed on newer machine that
> didn't have any record software. I find it very adequate.
>
> I already had Power DVD installed which worked fine (it's a dvd
> movie player). When I installed the Record Now version I had
> problems so stayed with my original version. That was a long time
> ago and I've forgotten the exact problem.
DVD data backup: RecordNow 
Linear Mode
