HP 980c (US/CAN) You cannot write to an 80-minute CD using your HP drive, Use HP media, 4020i

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Use HP media

HP drives can read most 80-minute CDs. However, the manufacturing process for 80-minute CDs varies and reliability problems can occur. To reduce compatibility problems with 80-minute CDs, HP recommends that you use HP-brand 80-minute media or use a 74-minute disc. If experiencing difficulty with non-HP media, please contact the manufacturer for support.

A home, auto, or portable stereo CD player cannot read an 80- minute CD

Many home, auto, or portable CD players only read 74-minute CDs.

You cannot write to an 80-minute CD using your HP drive

HP supported drives

All HP DVD-Writers and most HP CD-Writers can write to 80-minute media. The following HP CD-Writer drives cannot write to 80-minute media: the 4020, 6020, 7100 and 7200 series drives. Ensure that you are using a supported HP CD-Writer drive when recording to 80-minute media.

You are using an HP CD-R 80-minute CD

If you are using an HP CD-R 80-minute CD and a supported HP CD-Writer drive and you cannot write to the disc, you may be experiencing a general write problem also associated with 74-minute CDs. For more information regarding write errors, see Software Errors on page 83 or Making Audio CDs on page 86.

You are using a non-HP CD-R 80-minute CD

HP drives can write to most non-HP 80-minute CDs. However, the manufacturing process for 80-minute media varies and reliability problems can occur. If you are using non-HP CD-R 80-minute CDs and you are experiencing write problems, HP recommends switching to 74-minute CDs or HP-brand CD-R 80-minute CDs. You could also contact the CD's manufacturer for support.

Supported HP CD-Writer Drives for 80-Minute CDs

Table 28 Supported HP CD-Writer Drives for 80-minute CDs

Drive Model	Hardware is Capable	Software is Capable
4020i	no	no
6020 series	no	no
7100 series	no	no
7200 series	no	no
7500 series	yes	yes
8100i series	Writes up to 78 minutes, 30	yes
	seconds on an 80-minute CD
8200 series	yes	yes
8270e series	yes	no
M820e series	yes	yes
9100 series	yes	yes
9200 series	yes	yes
9300 series	yes	yes
9500 series	yes	yes
9600 series	yes	yes
9700 series	yes	yes
9900 series	yes	yes

hp dvd-writer dvd100i Technical Support Solutions Guide 10/25/01 80-Minute CDs

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