[Kenneth]

Hi,

Once awhile, my SCSI CDRW and my TiBook lost connection during buring CD, so the result was dead and unreadable CDR. Now, I have a couple dead CDR disks sitting on my desk and they were 3 IMATION 12X 80mins/700MB (bought in my college bookstore) and 3 TDK 12X 74mins/650MB (bought in ClubMac.com). What's the processe of deal with those dead CDR disks? I don't want to just throw them away. Do you think the manufactures will replace/exchange my dead disks if I sent them back?


Thanks.

[OldManMac]

Why don't you want to throw them out? They are no good, and the manufacturer certainly doesn't want them back, nor will they replace them. The cost of even bothering with this is absurd.

[Immortal K-Mart Employee]

Almost all manufacturers will take back dead disks but the catch is you have to pay more shipping then the disk is worth.

If any space is left on the dead disks you can add another partition.

[lucylawless]

I find them ideal for wedging under crooked tables and chairs

[mike one]

i like to use dead cd-rs to scare off crows from my corn fields out back.

like others have posted it is a waste of time to try to get your money back from 6 dead cds. at most you paid $6. if you're smart you paid about $1 for all 6. pitch them or recycle them somehow.

[Cipher13]

1. Use them as coasters (despite the hole in the middle...)
2. Put them in a microwave and watch the pretty sparks...
3. Snap them just the right way and watch them explode...

I do not recommend 2 or 3

If there is enough room on it, you can add another session, as kmart said. Do that.

[Kenneth]

If there is enough room on it, you can add another session, as kmart said. Do that.

How can I do that? I burnt CDR with Toast 5 using the "Write Disc" method. BTW, what's the different between the "Write Session" and "Write Disc"?

Thanks for all your input.

I like the this one 2. Put them in a microwave and watch the pretty sparks..., but never tried it before. I did #3 before. Ouch!

[Cipher13]

Originally posted by Kenneth:
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How can I do that? I burnt CDR with Toast 5 using the "Write Disc" method. BTW, what's the different between the "Write Session" and "Write Disc"?

Thanks for all your input.

I like the this one 2. Put them in a microwave and watch the pretty sparks..., but never tried it before. I did #3 before. Ouch! </STRONG>

Damn... since you "wrote disc", you can't do it.

If you "write session", the disc isn't "closed" - it'll work the same, but you can append more data later, by "burning session" on top if it. You can have it so a single "volume" appears (on a Mac), with the previous data hidden, or imported; or you can have it so a single inserted disc appears as two.

I usually write in "disc" mode cause I rarely burn less than 650 megs at a time.

You can also burn a data disc with audio tracks; audio must be on the first session, mind you. Make sure you don't burn the data on TRACK 1, of session one - but track 1 of session to, and so on...

Its just wierd to have an empty "audio" track full of data

[oeyvind]

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[oeyvind]

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[ 09-25-2001: Message edited by: oeyvind ]