Re: Samsung SM-308 CD writer

[http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (robert)]

You were right.  I increased the buffer size to 16MB and it wrote out all
650MB of data (uncompressed, unfortunately).

 > From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (robert)
 > Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 11:47:37 -0500
 >
 >  > From: "bhavani" <http://www.adelphia.net/~bhavani>
 >  > Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 11:30:39 -0500
 >  >
 >  > DO you have a write buffer for the CD writer?  The CD writer programs have
 >  > it built in.
 > 
 > The program I have has several buffers.  The initial buffer is 4MB.  Then
 > it has some unadjustable internal buffers so it can deal with CD writers
 > on the same IDE controller as the hard-drive.  The documentation doesn't
 > reveal the size of these internal buffers.
 > 
 > But it doesn't matter what the buffer size is if the program feeding the
 > data can feed it fast enough.  (Although a larger buffer may give it a
 > higher chance if there is any point when the feeding program manages to
 > fill the buffer.  I could try changing the buffer size.)
 > 
 >  > You don't need to split them up but it may help.  One IDE
 >  > cable for the Hard drive and the other (Secondary) IDE cable to the CD
 >  > writer.  DOn't forget the jumpers on the drives when you do that change.
 >  > Good luck and let me know.
 >  > ME