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I have a tdk4800B cdrw drive. Some of you know that it's actually an LTR48246S, a nice drive.
In an attempt to copy a copyprotected audio cd, I stuck a small peice of paper over the outer ring so as to not read the data portion of the cd. Most of you that have copied a modern audio cd know what I am talking about.
Problem is, I didn't exactly use a peice of paper, it was a small peice of a post-it note. Ya know, little yellow pads for writing office memos and such for other employees to see by "sticking" it to a bulletin board or door, etc.
Shouldn't have done that as the post-it has a weak stickiness at the sticky edge. A small part of the post-it broke off and is now somewhere in the drive. I want to kick myself; I should have used a real adhesive tape rather than a post-it.
The drive seems to operate as a reader because it finished reading the cd for the image, even though the post-it was torn. Beyond that, however, I do not know what condition it is in, i.e., I don't know if it will work without problems now. It has a small 5mm by 4mm peice of paper in it somewhere. I haven't attempted a burn.
I'm inclined to send it to TDK straight away, let them get it out. I'm afraid the drive might work fine for a while, then go out on me prematurely. My impulse was to open it up, search for it myself, but that immediately avoids the warranty, so I stopped myself --- it wasn't easy let me tell ya.
Yes, this is a small peice of paper, but I'm still paranoid. Although I have never seen the insided of a cdrw drive, I can just imagine this small peice of paper getting hot enough to short circuit some component, perhaps even ruining the drive completely.
What should I do? Keep going, don't worry about it? Send it to TDK, explaining exactly what I did, let them deal with it? Or just go cry?
btw, I don't feel bad about trying to copy a protected audio cd. It's mine; paid for it at the store. I just wanted to back it up because you never know when you might scratch it up. I did something stupid by trying to use a post-it??? *kicks self*
In an attempt to copy a copyprotected audio cd, I stuck a small peice of paper over the outer ring so as to not read the data portion of the cd. Most of you that have copied a modern audio cd know what I am talking about.
Problem is, I didn't exactly use a peice of paper, it was a small peice of a post-it note. Ya know, little yellow pads for writing office memos and such for other employees to see by "sticking" it to a bulletin board or door, etc.
Shouldn't have done that as the post-it has a weak stickiness at the sticky edge. A small part of the post-it broke off and is now somewhere in the drive. I want to kick myself; I should have used a real adhesive tape rather than a post-it.
The drive seems to operate as a reader because it finished reading the cd for the image, even though the post-it was torn. Beyond that, however, I do not know what condition it is in, i.e., I don't know if it will work without problems now. It has a small 5mm by 4mm peice of paper in it somewhere. I haven't attempted a burn.
I'm inclined to send it to TDK straight away, let them get it out. I'm afraid the drive might work fine for a while, then go out on me prematurely. My impulse was to open it up, search for it myself, but that immediately avoids the warranty, so I stopped myself --- it wasn't easy let me tell ya.
Yes, this is a small peice of paper, but I'm still paranoid. Although I have never seen the insided of a cdrw drive, I can just imagine this small peice of paper getting hot enough to short circuit some component, perhaps even ruining the drive completely.
What should I do? Keep going, don't worry about it? Send it to TDK, explaining exactly what I did, let them deal with it? Or just go cry?
btw, I don't feel bad about trying to copy a protected audio cd. It's mine; paid for it at the store. I just wanted to back it up because you never know when you might scratch it up. I did something stupid by trying to use a post-it??? *kicks self*
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). You can find them at any Staples or Office Depot. Just ask them for a "sharpie" and they will help you Wedge. 
