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by sw723

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Windows 98 SE
HP CD-Writer+ 9500 [CD-ROM drive]

I have been having problems backing up my data. I thought it may be my brand of CD's but I changed brands and it did not help. Is there a way to check my burner? Maybe a utility program or a website that I can go to to let it run tests on it?

The burner keeps trying to burn but says" the data is not being fed quick enough" and it will not erase a rw cd. Sometimes it says the disc is full after an erase.

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by otl

Lower your burn speed and use Nero to burn the CD, this provides buffer under-run protection.

Per what you are saying the Burner/Burner program is too fast for your PC system.

by cp7212

Also, go into your device manager and right-click on your burner drive, go to properties, and check through your driver attributes. Check to see if there is a check box that enables DMA. This is Direct Memory Access. Some drives can use it, some can't. If it's unchecked, check it. Reboot and try again.

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