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Troubleshooting Easy CD Creator
■ Selected devices (such as using a different CD-Recorder)
■ Adding devices (such as hard disks, Zip drives, CD-ROM
drives, etc.)
■ Configuration settings
To run the Systems Test:
1 From the Tools menu, select System Tests. The Systems Test
dialog box appears.
2 Select one or more of the following tests:
■ Data Transfer Rate Test—this test determines the average
rate data is read from the drive.
■ Audio Extraction Test—this test determines the average
rate digital audio is extracted from the drive.
3 Click Te s t to perform the tests.
4 Follow any onscreen instructions that may appear.
Troubleshooting Buffer Underruns
A buffer underrun is a common error condition that occurs when
the flow of data from the source device (for example, hard disk or
CD-ROM drive) to the CD-Recorder is interrupted long enough for
the CD-Recorder's buffer to be emptied. Once a buffer underrun
occurs, the CD creation process is halted. To successfully create a
CD, a continuous data stream at the selected recording speed is
required.
Note: If a buffer underrun occurs during an actual write
operation rather than a test operation, the CD may be
ruined.