Re: Re: CD with bad scratch -- Help?
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Date: 11/23/04
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Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 14:18:28 -0800
FIXED!
The goop never did work. I found "CD Roller" and it read the disk
right away. Then I copied the contents to the hard drive and am ready
to go.
I suspect that it was the driver on CR Roller that did the trick. I'm
using the default Win XP Home CD driver for my old Mitsumi CR-4804TE.
Does that make any sense?
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In the last exciting episode on Mon, 22 Nov 2004 13:29:07 -0600, "Jim
Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote:
|straight line from center to edge, no circular motion and no
|motion around the CD. A single scratch on the plastic side
|that is has no face to reflect the laser can be read, but a
|scratch that is parallel to the laser track will fool the
|laser.
|
|
|"newtechie" <wgrant49@somedomain.com> wrote in message
|news:O87WVKM0EHA.1264@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
|| Jim,
||
|| For clarification purposes, do you use a radial motion or
|not? In your last
|| sentence, it looks as if you said that radial motion could
|further damage
|| the disc.
||
|| Thanks,
|| Newtechie
||
|| "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote
|in message
|| news:uae2gTK0EHA.1192@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
|| > Note, that to polish out a scratch, you must polish in a
|| > radial motion. From the center outward to the edge. If
|you
|| > use a circular or radial motion you will further damage
|the
|| > surface.
|| >
|| >
|| > --
|| > The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
|| > But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
|| >
|| >
|| > "NoNoBadDog!" <mypants_bjsledgeATpixi.com> wrote in
|message
|| > news:%23X6GnoE0EHA.2528@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
|| > | In addition to the answers already given, be aware
|that
|| > your ability to
|| > | retrieve any data from the damage area depends upon a
|very
|| > simple test...If
|| > | the scratch is in the plastic layer only, and the
|| > reflective/dye layer is
|| > | untouched, your data has a good chance of being
|recovered.
|| > If, however, the
|| > | scratch does extend into the reflective/dye layer (in
|| > other words if that
|| > | layer is damaged), then the data that was stored in
|that
|| > area of the disc is
|| > | permanently, forever gone. Some programs will do a
|fair
|| > job of trying to
|| > | interpolate the missing data, but whatever is
|recovered
|| > will not be the same
|| > | as the data that was written to the disc. I would not
|| > place too much hope
|| > | on retrieving everything from the damaged areas. In
|the
|| > future, keep your
|| > | discs in a jewel case, or in some other type of
|holder.
|| > Leaving them laying
|| > | around is just asking for trouble.
|| > |
|| > | Bobby
|| > |
|| > | "Fishy" <<*(((({_~_~_~_@ocean.net> wrote in message
|| > | news:0072q0hhcgls48i8bvfmp57al4g926vckb@4ax.com...
|| > | >I burned a CD. There's a pretty visible scratch on
|the
|| > underside,
|| > | > starting at the center hole and going out about an
|inch.
|| > My CD drive
|| > | > will not recognize it. I want the data off of it.
|| > | >
|| > | > I tried some gunk I bought at Frye's -- a few drops
|on
|| > the scratch,
|| > | > rub it in "until the scratch disappears", let it
|dry.
|| > Well, the
|| > | > scratch never completely disappeared.
|| > | >
|| > | > I'm using XP Home SP 1. The CD came from an old HP
|| > Pavillion with a
|| > | > fried motherboard. It's a Mitsumi CR-4804TE. The
|| > driver is
|| > | > apparently the one that comes with XP:
|| > | > cdrom.sys (5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)
|| > | >
|| > | > I've contacted the tech departments at both of my
|| > universities and
|| > | > they say they have no tools to recover data from a
|| > scratched CD. I'm
|| > | > doubtful about their veracity. They advised me to
|go to
|| > Frye's and
|| > | > buy some gunk. Which I already did.
|| > | >
|| > | > How can I read the data off that CD?
|| > | >
|| > | > <*((((><{
|| > | > Fishy@Ocean.Net
|| > | >
|| > |
|| > |
|| >
|| >
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