hmmmmmmm cannot read multisession burnt disks in 24/10/40a ?!

Hmmmmmmmm messed about with various things today and now i can no longer view multisession burnt disks in my PLEXTOR 24/10/40a !?

I cannot figure out why or whats missing and head scratching just causes splinters in my fingers ?! its been such a long time since i messed about reading stuff in it i forget how i sorted it the first time !?

any help appreciated ,


thanks in advance :)
 
hee hee hee.
I will post/ask you the typical questions from here:
1-What did you mess about with?
2-What OS are you using? because if recent OS systems, you hopefully made a restore point?
3-Have you tried shutting down PC, then unplugging CDRW drive, boot PC, shutdown and plug in again, reboot and see if OS recognizes drive properly?
4-Viper viper viper, my dear viper... lol there should be more questions and answers, but I can't remember any lol.
5-Format HD and re-install everything!
hahahahahha
 
as wat shadoe says
u're using which burning app to view ur multi session disks & which app u used 2 burn them? ;)
 
bleh !!!

win98 SE as its reliable as hell once u get rid of the crap and make the relevant patches :)

im trying to view a multisession burnt with NTI CD MAKER 5.5.17 and yes its compliant joliet blah blah !

dunno what i messed with im always messing with programs lol !!

today i tried PLEX TOOLS and both drives dissapeared lol doh !!!

fortunatly im not that stupid so i reversed the autoexec.bat files etc and back to normal erm almost lol !!

im not using anything to read a multisession just trying to access it in the burner to check the files after a burn saving a milisecond of swappping to my dvd rom/ reader lol and it will not read the data on the multisession !?

reads closed disks just fine !?
 
Are you trying to read the disc in NTI or Windows Explorer?
Don't burning programs usually include multi-session reading software - with Nero I have 'Nero Multimounter'.
Have you tried a reinstall of NTI?
 
windows explorer is where im trying to read the disk !? never used to have this problem !?

never had to make any special changes or additional software either !?
 
Can you see any of the sessions? If so - which one?

From Nero 5.5 Help:
Q. Although I created a Multisession disc I can only see the last session. Why?
A. If your CD Recorder supports multisession, you can only read the last session of your CD on Windows 95/98and NT 4.0 and the first session on Windows 3.1x.
Nero gives you the solution: in Windows 95/98and NT 4.0, you can use the Nero Multi Mounter to switch to any other session of your Multisession CD.

Were sessions linked/imported each time you added one to the disc you're trying to read?

From Easy CD Creator 5 basic Help:
multisession
A method of adding data incrementally to a CD in more than one recording session. If data is linked between session, all data on a multisession CD, when read on a multisession CD-ROM drive, may be seen as part of a single logical structure. Multisession is very different from packet writing.

multivolume
A CD containing multiple sessions that are not linked together, so that each "volume" on the CD must be read as if it were a separate CD. You can read different sessions on a CD using Session Selector in Easy CD Creator Deluxe.

Importing a Session
Normally, you can access only the last session written on a multisession CD. To import a specific session on a multisession CD into your data CD project, follow these steps:
1. From the CD menu, select Import Session.
2. Select the session you want to import from the list and click Import.

Using Session Selector
Session Selector allows you to select and access different sessions on a multisession CD. Normally, you can access only the last session written on a multisession CD.
To run Session Selector:
Click Start, point to Programs, point to Roxio Easy CD Creator 5, point to Applications, and then select Session Selector.

Problems Reading Multisession CDs
If you can see only data recorded in the first session on the CD but not in subsequent sessions, it may be that:
.You recorded the CD in CD-ROM (Mode 1) format, while your multisession CD-ROM drive only recognizes CD-ROM XA (Mode 2) multisession CDs.
.Your CD-ROM drive does not support multisession at all.

If all this is correct, it seems you must have something like multimounter/sessionselector installed to read either multi-session or multi-volume CDs in Windows 98.

Troubleshooting Guide for NTI CD-Maker 2000
http://www.ntius.com/default.asp?p=support/support_main
NTI
Incremental Multisession
Incremental Multisession recording links existing sessions with a new session being written to the disc. Data from a previous session can be accessed since the each session has links to the data written in the previous session.

Independent Multisession
Independent Multisession recording organizes multiple sessions as completely separate volumes, each with its own directory of information. In most cases, you will need a utility such as Session Explorer to view data from a previously recorded session on the disc.

So maybe 'Session Explorer' was installed automagically when you installed NTI CD-Maker and it's been messed up somehow?
 
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VIPER_1069 said:
its been such a long time since i messed about reading stuff in it i forget how i sorted it the first time !?
sorry i have no idea mate;
but if you got it sorted last time, you should remind who helped you to fix it;


Greetings from
Duracell
 
lol BAD NEWS GUYS my plextors DEAD bleh !!!
lmao !!!

i guess thats why it stopped reading multisessions :(

damn thang lol !!!

just mailed them for my 2 yr warrenty replacement heheh !! its just over a year old :)

so let this be a warning if yer PLEXTOR stops reading multisessions then its on its way out !! :(
 
lol
That's the question I forgot!! lol
Well hopefully you get a replacement, and that is the best lesson of all. If things are broken and under warranty, USE THE DAMN WARRANTY!
Hope it's all fine after your replacement Viper.
Good luck!
 
waiting for my RMA replacement # to be emailed then i can at least get sorted lol damn im back onto my 12x4x plextor scsi for now lol takes longer but at least its better than NO BURNER at all lol :):)
 
hey heres the follow up

emailed PLEXTOR Belgium about 00:24 hrs GMT this morning ....

i got an email back today at 10:00am GMT with an RMA pickup number and a contact number for DHL couriers .....

i rang DHL couriers 13:00hrs GMT and was told as its afternoon already it was too late to be picked up today !!? :eek::eek: :D

They apolgised and said at the earliest they would be able to pick it up tommorrow between 10:00am and 12:00pm :eek: :eek: :D

TALK ABOUT GOOD SERVICE from PLEXTOR :D

2 yr warrenty so FREE REPAIR or FREE REPLACEMENT , FREE PICKUP, FREE RETURN !!!

to BELGIUM :eek: :eek: :D

heheh !!!
 
Used the service three times turnaround from door to door was in all cases 4 days but its going Rumours abound that plextor are abandoning the building burners game (competition has caught up & is cheaper)
 
prolly right there POACHER but while my warrenty stands i may as well get mine sorted for free even though a new acer 52 x is only a paltry £33 im still saving £33 lol :)
 
BUMP........ update here on my drive situ and PLEXTOR belgium :D

My drive had a trip out to PLEXTOR BELGIUM and its gunna be back here today :D

so excluding the time taken to transport and return from belgium of 1 day each time its taken just 7 days to get my drive to belgium and back 5 if you discount the weekend lol :)

So its a BIG THUMBS UP to PLEXTOR.be (BELGIUM) for fast pickup and return of my drive under warrenty repair :)

You don't even get that fast service from some U.K. manufacturers :D
 
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