How come Windows sees my 700mb cds as 648mb??

Frost · Post by **Frost** » Thu Dec 14, 2000 2:30 am

I wouldn't care if it was just Windows that saw them as this, but my plextor 8/4/32 no matter what program I use it sees them all as 650s instead of 700s. Not a big deal in most cases, but when I am trying to squeze that last song on there you know haveing that last 6 minutes comes in really handy. I don't understand this at all... I am running Win98 SE with few updates if any. I have installed all the Software of the cd that came with the Plextor drive, and I have installed CloneCD. CloneCD is version 2.8.3.1 I have not installed or even looked for any updates to Easy CD creator, PlexMangager, or DirectCD. Should I? Do you think that any of that would help? I still don't see why Windows would see it as 648mb though.

Frost.

CaterpillarAssassin · Thu Dec 14, 2000 10:46 am

Only thing i can think of is the burner dont suport 70min cds. try updating the firmware.

Koo Koo Mouse · Post by **Koo Koo Mouse** » Thu Dec 14, 2000 10:23 pm

Same problem here. I have a stack of 700's here reading as 650.. Grr..
HP9110 using easy cd creator.

Anyone?

FuNPoLiCe001 · Post by **FuNPoLiCe001** » Thu Dec 14, 2000 10:37 pm

Have you tried burning the cd?

Maybe it'll still work

Frost · Post by **Frost** » Fri Dec 15, 2000 12:57 am

Nope. Audio programs see it as 74mins, and data progs see it as 650. I can't put anymore then those amounst on there... I am gonna go visit plextors site to see if there is something I can download from them. Maybe the firmware. Is that like bios or something?

Frost.

Solstice · Post by **Solstice** » Fri Dec 15, 2000 1:19 am

Your cd-writer has some form of non-volatile memory, most likely flash. Firmware is a layer of software that sits very close to the hardware. It usually contains code that the hardware designer doesn't want handled by the OS, doesn't want to implement in hardware form, and is rapidly accessible.

Frost · Post by **Frost** » Fri Dec 15, 2000 3:23 am

Just upgraded the firmware, and I filled a cd to 688megs. No problem!!

Still have to try and do it with audio though...

Frost.