List of DAE Drive Features, EAC & CD Paranoia Options

[westgroveg]

This thread will be used to gather an accurate list of DAE drive features. Just post your drive(s) features in this thread & I will add them to my database.

The lists main purpose is to provide sample offsets for users who don't have one of EAC's key CD's & help people decide which is an optimal drive for use with EAC & which is a suitable drive for accurate results with CD Paranoia.

I will not add any incomplete records into the database so you must provide all the required fields.

Required Fields:

• Manufacturer <-- First part of EAC's top-left list box
• Type <-- Second part of EAC's top-left list box
• Model <-- Third part of EAC's top-left list box
• Accurate Stream <--Detect Drive Features....
• Caching <--Detect Drive Features....
• C2 Error Info <--Detect Drive Features....
• Overread <--Detect read sample offset correction....
• Sample Offset <--Detect read sample offset correction....
• Firmware <--Drive tab of Nero InfoTool

Example:

CODE

Manufacturer - SAMSUNG
Type - CD-ROM
Model - SH-152A
Accurate Stream - YES
Caching - NO
C2 Error Info - YES
Overread - Lead Out
Sample Offset - +12
Firmware - C504

Results so far:



Database file (xls):

10-04-2005

This post has been edited by westgroveg: Apr 10 2005, 10:59

[rutra80]

AFAIK Feurio! has some more advanced caching-detection features than EAC, and there's a nice C2 error test in Nero CD-DVD Speed (menu Extra/Advanced DAE Quality Test/Error Test).

[Mefodiy]

AFAIK Feurio! has some more advanced caching-detection features than EAC, and there's a nice C2 error test in Nero CD-DVD Speed (menu Extra/Advanced DAE Quality Test/Error Test).

1. The link in the first post of this thread gives a 404

2. Will the Nero test give an accurate report on the C2 capabilities of my drive?

3. I have just googled, and can't find any -- so, do any of you know where a good guide on how to use Nero CD-DVD Speed is? -- like what does "simulate" and "RAW" mean?

This post has been edited by Mefodiy: Feb 19 2006, 04:14

[rutra80]

1. The link in the first post of this thread gives a 404

PM westgroveg.

2. Will the Nero test give an accurate report on the C2 capabilities of my drive?

It will tell you how many C2 errors are missed, and will give you some accuracy & quality score.

3. I have just googled, and can't find any -- so, do any of you know where a good guide on how to use Nero CD-DVD Speed is?  -- like what does "simulate" and "RAW" mean?

There's an outdated help file, changelog can be helpful too.
Simulate means that when testing burning speed, nothing will be written onto a disc (it will just simulate writing, with laser turned off).
RAW is a low-level method of burning which allows copying of error correction codes & subchannel data, useful in case of copy-protected discs.

[Mefodiy]

...
There's an outdated help file, changelog can be helpful too.
Simulate means that when testing burning speed, nothing will be written onto a disc (it will just simulate writing, with laser turned off).
RAW is a low-level method of burning which allows copying of error correction codes & subchannel data, useful in case of copy-protected discs.

Where id the "oudated help file" located.

In Nero, when I go to Help>Manual, all I get is

Dear valued customer,
this version does not contain the helpfiles and manuals. You can download the helpfiles and manuals in your language from:

http://www.nero7.com/link.php?topic_id=7078

... and the link doesn't lead to a manual for CD-DVD Speed -- just for the other components.


Also, how would either of "Simulate" or "RAW" have anything to do with CD-DVD Speed? Why are they options, and what would they accomplish in CD-DVD Speed?


If I can't find the manual, does anyone know how I can use CD-DVD Speed to test the reliability of the C2 capabilities of my drive?