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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

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