Samsung Combo...is this writer supported? Reading problems - Club CDFreaks

medal44444 · 26-07-2002

I have a combo dvd/cd-r drive. Just wondering if it works with clone cd. Its a Samsung CDRW/DVD SN-308B

**FutureProof** · 27-07-2002

I've tested the LG & Toshiba combos which both work very well. If the Samsung is MMC compliant, which it should be, then it will work, say, I'm 99% certain.

I've also run three DVD Writers through CloneCD which also work BUT usual brand problems such as the Pioneer sucking at subs and RAW-DAO. The AOpen DVD Writer can back up <SD2.4 without AWS......one dot/sheep! Haven't tested 2.4 or 2.5 yet.

medal44444 · 28-07-2002

Here's the stats on my writer.

Manufacturer: SAMSUNG
Product: CDRW/DVD SN-308B
Revision: U005
Can read CD-R Discs: Yes
Can read CD-RW Discs: Yes
Can read DVD Discs: Yes
Can read MultiSession Discs: Yes
Can read Digital Audio Discs: Yes
Digital Audio Data is accurate: Yes
Can write CD-R Discs: Yes
Can write CD-RW Discs: Yes
Compatible with CloneCD RAW-DAO: Yes
Compatible with CloneCD RAW-DAO Write Simulation: Yes
Supports writing of CD+G RAW-DAO: Yes
Compatible with CloneCD RAW-SAO: Yes
Compatible with CloneCD RAW-SAO Write Simulation: Yes
Supports Buffer Underrun Protection: Yes

The problem is I'm having very slow reading speeds. Starts out at 190k then drops to 20k. From the data above i guess the burner is compatible with CloneCd. I have reading speed at max.
The burner is a combo drive and is in a laptop, could that be the problem? After 10 minutes tho it does say 1% percent has been read so i guess it does work. I checked the file to where im reading to and the ccd file is complete because its only 2 kb but the sub and .img are still 0kb. I have yet to update to the newest version i will do that soon. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

p.s. If the burner does work and is compatible, notch it up on the compatible list, because its not there. And also could this burner handle safedisk for Medal of Honor.

**FutureProof** · 29-07-2002

The LG combo is PIO Mode only. Is the Samsung a busmastering UDMA33 device or PIO? It will slow the whole system

*alexnoe* · 29-07-2002

But PIO won't slow the system so badly.

Maybe the Samsung is very slow at skipping bad sectors. Try FES set to 0 retries.

medal44444 · 29-07-2002

I succesfully copied Jedi Knight 2 on to a cd-rw. But when I poped in MOHAA problems begin. I followed the instructions for safedisk 2 but wont work. I'll try the profiles from this forum, to see if the read will work.

26-07-2002	#1 (permalink)
medal44444 New on Forum Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 25	Is this writer supported? <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> I have a combo dvd/cd-r drive. Just wondering if it works with clone cd. Its a Samsung CDRW/DVD SN-308B

27-07-2002	#2 (permalink)
FutureProof Senior Admin Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: True Blue Posts: 5,606	I've tested the LG & Toshiba combos which both work very well. If the Samsung is MMC compliant, which it should be, then it will work, say, I'm 99% certain. I've also run three DVD Writers through CloneCD which also work BUT usual brand problems such as the Pioneer sucking at subs and RAW-DAO. The AOpen DVD Writer can back up <SD2.4 without AWS......one dot/sheep! Haven't tested 2.4 or 2.5 yet. __________________ :ÐowN AsS ± ßû(r)NêR: Try our Search function > Words on Netiquette 24, 32, 40 & 52X Liteons, 16, 40, 48 & 52X ASUS', Ricoh MP7163A, Acer 1610A CD writers; Toshiba SD-M1402, Hitachi GD-7500 & Liteon LTD-163D DVD-ROMs; Toshiba SD-R1202 DVD-ROM/CD writer combo; NEC CloneDrive; Matshita DVD RAM/-R/-RW UJ-810 PEBKAC: Click here when asked AXDA3000DKV4D Atlhon 3000+ Model 10 Barton; Twin, Dual-Channeled Corsair CMX512-2700C2 @ 2-3-3-6-T1; GA-7N400 Pro F12; crappy vid card; Twin (base) WD2500JD drives There are two secrets to success: 1) Don't tell everyone everything There are 10 types of people who understand binary: those who do and those who don't Who Are YOU?

28-07-2002	#3 (permalink)
medal44444 New on Forum Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 25	Reading Problems Here's the stats on my writer. Manufacturer: SAMSUNG Product: CDRW/DVD SN-308B Revision: U005 Can read CD-R Discs: Yes Can read CD-RW Discs: Yes Can read DVD Discs: Yes Can read MultiSession Discs: Yes Can read Digital Audio Discs: Yes Digital Audio Data is accurate: Yes Can write CD-R Discs: Yes Can write CD-RW Discs: Yes Compatible with CloneCD RAW-DAO: Yes Compatible with CloneCD RAW-DAO Write Simulation: Yes Supports writing of CD+G RAW-DAO: Yes Compatible with CloneCD RAW-SAO: Yes Compatible with CloneCD RAW-SAO Write Simulation: Yes Supports Buffer Underrun Protection: Yes The problem is I'm having very slow reading speeds. Starts out at 190k then drops to 20k. From the data above i guess the burner is compatible with CloneCd. I have reading speed at max. The burner is a combo drive and is in a laptop, could that be the problem? After 10 minutes tho it does say 1% percent has been read so i guess it does work. I checked the file to where im reading to and the ccd file is complete because its only 2 kb but the sub and .img are still 0kb. I have yet to update to the newest version i will do that soon. Any help will be greatly appreciated. p.s. If the burner does work and is compatible, notch it up on the compatible list, because its not there. And also could this burner handle safedisk for Medal of Honor.

29-07-2002	#4 (permalink)
FutureProof Senior Admin Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: True Blue Posts: 5,606	The LG combo is PIO Mode only. Is the Samsung a busmastering UDMA33 device or PIO? It will slow the whole system __________________ :ÐowN AsS ± ßû(r)NêR: Try our Search function > Words on Netiquette 24, 32, 40 & 52X Liteons, 16, 40, 48 & 52X ASUS', Ricoh MP7163A, Acer 1610A CD writers; Toshiba SD-M1402, Hitachi GD-7500 & Liteon LTD-163D DVD-ROMs; Toshiba SD-R1202 DVD-ROM/CD writer combo; NEC CloneDrive; Matshita DVD RAM/-R/-RW UJ-810 PEBKAC: Click here when asked AXDA3000DKV4D Atlhon 3000+ Model 10 Barton; Twin, Dual-Channeled Corsair CMX512-2700C2 @ 2-3-3-6-T1; GA-7N400 Pro F12; crappy vid card; Twin (base) WD2500JD drives There are two secrets to success: 1) Don't tell everyone everything There are 10 types of people who understand binary: those who do and those who don't Who Are YOU?

29-07-2002	#5 (permalink)
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29-07-2002	#6 (permalink)
medal44444 New on Forum Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 25	I succesfully copied Jedi Knight 2 on to a cd-rw. But when I poped in MOHAA problems begin. I followed the instructions for safedisk 2 but wont work. I'll try the profiles from this forum, to see if the read will work.

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