Symptom

Possible Causes

Solutions

Writing errors occur

• Short of PC

• Due to short of

(Buffer under-runs)

memory.

main memory in

 

 

PC, swapping of

 

 

hard disc space

 

 

may have

 

 

occurred. If

 

 

swapped data from

 

 

the hard disc may

 

 

cut off causing

 

 

buffer under-runs.

 

 

• Increase main

 

 

memory capacity.

 

• “Auto thermal

• Disable

 

re-calibration”

“Auto thermal

 

triggered.

re-calibration” in

 

 

the BIOS setup.

 

 

• Use another Hard

 

 

Disk if can not

 

 

disable it.

 

• Defective CD-

CD-R/RW media

 

R/RW media.

may be dirty,

 

 

scratched or

 

 

damaged. Rewrite

 

 

on another CD-

 

 

R/RW media.

Symptom

Possible Causes

Solutions

No drive recognition. • Bad connection

• Ensure that cables

 

between IDE cable

or IDE connectors

 

and your CD-RW

are not damaged,

 

drive.

bent or dented.

 

 

Check especially

 

 

the pins.

 

• Conflicts with

• Ensure the

 

other IDE devices.

Master/Slave

 

 

device setting of

 

 

CD-RW if not

 

 

conflict with the

 

 

other IDE device

 

 

connected to the

 

 

same IDE port.

 

• Using other

• Use the authoring

 

authoring software

software provided

 

which not supports

with your CD-RW

 

your CD-RW drive.

drive. When using

 

 

other software,

ensure your CD-RW drive is supported by contacting the software supplier.

Short of Hard Disk capacity.

Generally 1.2 to 2 times the size of the write data is required. This may vary according to the write method.

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Sony CRX140E, CRX0811 manual Symptom Possible Causes Solutions

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