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C. SOFTWARE TEST
This will confirm that the hardware, software, and your computer are all communicating properly. To perform a software test please do the following:
1.Launch Discribe.
2.Click one of the options from the
3.Click the Robotics… button.
4.Click the Test Robotics button.
5.You can select where you want discs to go during the test and the number of times to repeat the test. Click Start. The Bravo will perform your test.
D.WRITE TEST FAILURE
The write test simulates writing data to the CD by exactly duplicating the write process while holding the recorder's write laser in the off state. If this test is failed, check the following:
•Fragmentation
If the files to be recorded are fragmented (not written cleanly and contiguously) on the hard drive, the time consumed in accessing them may cause the recorder's buffers to "run out" of information temporarily. During the actual write process, this would make the disc being written to useless. Use Norton TM Speed Disk or another drive utility to test the hard drive for fragmentation. If fragmentation is greater than moderate, you will need to reinitialize to optimize the hard drive.
•Hard Drive Too Slow
If you have an older hard drive, it may be too slow in transferring data to the recorder. Try using a slower recorder speed (1X or 2X for DVD, 16X CD). If you are still not successful you need a faster hard drive.
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