Effect of higher write speeds of a CD

Hi,

I am facing a problem reading a CD which has been burnt with a higher
speed.
For instance, Consider this scenario.

I have burnt a CD with a speed of 48X or more. Its a Win PE bootable
CD. But when i am trying to read the CD . The system does not boots up
and just shows a blinking cursor. May be its not able to read the CD
due to speed mismatch.

Its working fine when I burn the CD with a lower write-speed (Say 9X).

Could it be possible that the higher write speed has to do with this
problem?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Warm Regards.

Yes, the higher write speed sometimes results in an unreadable CD, depending on
the brand of the media and the model of the drive. CD blanks are rated to burn
at a maximum speed, but sometimes the advertised speed is vaporware. Try 12x
or 16x, and you'll probably be OK with bootable CDs.

.... Ben Myers

On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:40:35 -0000, sk.smawsk@gmail.com wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I am facing a problem reading a CD which has been burnt with a higher
>speed.
>For instance, Consider this scenario.
>
>I have burnt a CD with a speed of 48X or more. Its a Win PE bootable
>CD. But when i am trying to read the CD . The system does not boots up
>and just shows a blinking cursor. May be its not able to read the CD
>due to speed mismatch.
>
>Its working fine when I burn the CD with a lower write-speed (Say 9X).
>
>Could it be possible that the higher write speed has to do with this
>problem?
>
>Thanks in advance for your help.
>
>Warm Regards.

On Aug 14, 8:26 pm, Ben Myers <ben_myers_spam_me_...@charter.net>
wrote:
> Yes, the higher write speed sometimes results in an unreadable CD, depending on
> the brand of the media and the model of the drive. CD blanks are rated to burn
> at a maximum speed, but sometimes the advertised speed is vaporware. Try 12x
> or 16x, and you'll probably be OK with bootable CDs.
>
> ... Ben Myers
>
> On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:40:35 -0000, sk.sma...@gmail.com wrote:
> >Hi,
>
> >I am facing a problem reading a CD which has been burnt with a higher
> >speed.
> >For instance, Consider this scenario.
>
> >I have burnt a CD with a speed of 48X or more. Its a Win PE bootable
> >CD. But when i am trying to read the CD . The system does not boots up
> >and just shows a blinking cursor. May be its not able to read the CD
> >due to speed mismatch.
>
> >Its working fine when I burn the CD with a lower write-speed (Say 9X).
>
> >Could it be possible that the higher write speed has to do with this
> >problem?
>
> >Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> >Warm Regards.

Hi,

Thanks for the answer. But could someone please provide me with the
reason behind this behavior?
What exactly happens on high burning speeds that makes the CD
unuseable?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Warm Regards.

I can only speculate that at high speeds the writing is less precise with some
combinations of brands of drives and media. Burning a CD or DVD is very much
processor intensive, and requires that a constant stream of data be fed to the
drive to write. So the combination of a slower CPU with certain brands of
drives and media can also result in the production of coasters.

I am curious. Is a CD burned at 48x on your system readable, although not
bootable? ... Ben Myers

On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 05:45:57 -0000, sk.smawsk@gmail.com wrote:

>On Aug 14, 8:26 pm, Ben Myers <ben_myers_spam_me_...@charter.net>
>wrote:
>> Yes, the higher write speed sometimes results in an unreadable CD, depending on
>> the brand of the media and the model of the drive. CD blanks are rated to burn
>> at a maximum speed, but sometimes the advertised speed is vaporware. Try 12x
>> or 16x, and you'll probably be OK with bootable CDs.
>>
>> ... Ben Myers
>>
>> On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:40:35 -0000, sk.sma...@gmail.com wrote:
>> >Hi,
>>
>> >I am facing a problem reading a CD which has been burnt with a higher
>> >speed.
>> >For instance, Consider this scenario.
>>
>> >I have burnt a CD with a speed of 48X or more. Its a Win PE bootable
>> >CD. But when i am trying to read the CD . The system does not boots up
>> >and just shows a blinking cursor. May be its not able to read the CD
>> >due to speed mismatch.
>>
>> >Its working fine when I burn the CD with a lower write-speed (Say 9X).
>>
>> >Could it be possible that the higher write speed has to do with this
>> >problem?
>>
>> >Thanks in advance for your help.
>>
>> >Warm Regards.
>
>Hi,
>
>Thanks for the answer. But could someone please provide me with the
>reason behind this behavior?
>What exactly happens on high burning speeds that makes the CD
>unuseable?
>
>Thanks in advance for your help.
>
>Warm Regards.