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How can I set the CD audio volume in Linux?
In Windows 7 Control Panel -> Sound -> Sound Properties window there's an slider for setting CD Audio volume:
And it's pretty strange that I can't find corresponding one in generic Linux mixers: ...
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Corrupted files in a CD
I burned JPEG & TIFF files on December 2011 on a CD. I made sure that after burning the files were okay.
But when I opened the CD on May 2012, the TIFF files were corrupted. I can open the files ...
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Game not recognizing Virtual CD
Some software (Diablo II, as it happens) is complaining that it cannot find the "play CD" in the CD drive (It uses this as a protection mechanism.) I have the play CD virtually mounted with MagicDisk, ...
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BD/DVD/CDROM Drive doesn't read certain audio CD's/burning media issues
...Plus, when I put discs in the drive I hear this terrible whinning sound, as if the disc in the drive is warped, or something. It does this to almost all of my CD's now, and didn't before, using the ...
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Free Music CD Catalog Software [closed]
I'm looking for a free/open source music CD cataloging software that will help manage my CD collection. Ideally, it will be able to pull metadata about the discs from the Internet so that I wouldn't ...
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SMPlayer should start caching for next track already at the end of the current track to allow seamless playback
I'm playing back a concept album on CD with SMPlayer (gui to MPlayer).
It assumes that the transition between two tracks is seamless.
However, when a track ends, SMPlayer takes some time to fill the ...
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Creating a copy of cracked (broken) CD-ROM or DVD
Is it possible to somehow create a copy (an image) of a heavily cracked CD-ROM (but not broken in two)? Hopefully without damaging DVD drive...
Unfortunately CD 2/4 of Polish version of Planescape: ...
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CD player with pregap support?
Is there a software CD player that supports playing of the hidden track (track 1 pregap)?
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dvd-rom ejects only if it contains a disk. Empty dvd-rom doesn't eject
I am using a ASUS DVD-RW. It does not ejects when I press eject button if its empty. If I put a DVD or a CD the eject button works.
I tried to eject from operating system (eject command in linux and ...
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WinXP Get DVD/CD Drives Working
I have 2 different drives that are not currently working.
It show's the traditional yellow flag, to indicate there are problems.
When I try to run updates, it says the drive isn't there.
And I ...
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CD tray is stuck open
I have an older computer that has an Asus CD/DVD Reader/Writer. The problem is that the tray is stuck open: it does close normally, but the motor keeps going after the tray is closed, and after a few ...
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Is there a bootable ISO out there that does a performance check on PCs?
I am looking for something that checks CPU speed, memory, disk, graphics, in the same way done by the Windows performance index. I need a bootable ISO.
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cd-rom cannot be plugged in along side hdd
I have a stockpile of computer components from my workplace and I built a desktop PC. I have tried several cd-rom drives and even one from my other personal pc but when I have it attached to the slave ...
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Burn ISO file onto multiple CD's [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Split and combine file utility?
I'm trying to burn an ISO file which sized 3.51GB onto multiple CD's..
Any idea..?
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How can I install Windows to my new hard drive if I lost my recovery cd that came with my pc?
The hard drive on my pc died and I had to replace it. My pc originally came with Vista and I upgraded to Windows 7. My pc is a Gateway and I can't find the recovery cd anywhere. I have the Windows 7 ...
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How to enable/disable laptop's CD drive if I don't have administrative privileges
I'm working in a network company. I don't have administrative privileges on my computer and every time I want to listen to my favorite CD, I need to contact the administrator, then going to his office ...
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How to find out additional information about burned CD or DVD disk?
For instance, some music is burned on CD/DVD disk. How to find out what program this disk was burned with? What kind of extra information CD/DVD stores? Is it possible to track down a PC which was ...
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How to convert a CD into MP3 files with just Windows XP & Windows Media Player 9?
How can I convert a CD into MP3 files with Windows XP and Windows Media Player 9?
At first sight it seems it can only save WMA files.
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What could be wrong with my CD drive and how do you fix it?
My CD drive hasnt worked in about 8 months. I was burning CDs in a hurry and pulled it out because it was taking too long (probably an average amount of time). Im running a laptop (Toshiba Satellite ...
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slow ripping with iTunes in Windows
I have a 48x CD-ROM read internal drive in my PC with a phenom x6 1100t processor running Windows 7.
I can't understand why iTunes only rips CDs at about 5-7x. The processor, RAM and HDD aren't ...
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Possible to burn a music CD with additional files?
I've decided to burn a music CD, and was supposed to print out a paper, but the printer was empty on black ink. So I tried the obvious, to just drag 'n drop the .docx file over to the music CD. As I ...
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How does a CD drive know where to look on a CD?
How does a CD drive know where data is on a CD, for example if the computer asks for data at a certain location, how does the reader know physically where that is on the disc?
Is there some decided ...
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Is it possible to repair iso images incorrectly made with dd in OSX Snow Leopard?
About a year ago, I made rips of a bunch of my CD/DVD games and packed the originals away.
The problem is that now I'm trying to use WinXP Pro on VirtualBox on OSX Snow Leopard to play these iso ...
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ISO Archive vs Cd Image
Is getting an image of a disc (eg with brasero) the same thing as going into the cd, selecting everything and putting it into a .iso archive (eg with 7zip or ubuntu's archive manager)?
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Can I delete any unwanted file or folder in already written CD or DVD?
I have a DVD which is already written few folders along with files, but now I want to delete few unwanted folders along with files. Is it possible?
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How to use autorun.inf without upsetting anti-virus software?
I wish to use autorun.inf on a CD so that it auto-plays an installation package.
But I know that anti-virus software doesn't like autorun.inf files. How can I use an autorun.inf file without ...
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How can I reliably archive the content of UDF formatted CDs and DVDs
I have been looking into copying the contents of old CDs onto mobile disks in order to save space and preserve the content, since rewritable CDs appear to degrade over time (at least the ones I am ...
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How to troubleshoot “The device is not ready.” error in Windows XP
No matter what disc I put in the DVD-ROM drive, I get:
C:\>d:
The device is not ready.
When I put in the disc, it spins up and you can hear it reading the disc. I've tried a couple different ...
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What do LowerFilters and UpperFilters CD/DVD driver registry settings do?
I am having trouble with a NEC ND-6650A DVD/CD drive not being recognized on Windows XP. The Device Manager gives me:
Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be ...
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How to recover music albums as a whole after iTunes split them
I imported my CDs into my iTunes library but it was not able to understand that the CDs were to be imported each as a whole.
So now, I have many split albums, for various causes: duets, errors in ...
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How to “autorun” executables from a CD/DVD on Windows 7 [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I Create Autorun DVD?
I want my software to run automatically from a CD/DVD with no user interaction whenever the user puts the CD/DVD into the drive. As far as ...
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Is my data safe if the BIOS lists my USB hard drive as a CD-ROM drive?
I have a USB flash stick which is determined to be a USB hard drive in the BIOS. I also have a real USB hard drive, which is determined by the same BIOS as a USB CD-ROM drive.
What does this depend ...
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Are ripped mp4's from original cd with iTunes protected with my iTunes account password?
When I rip an original cd of mine, are the resulting mp4's in iTunes library protected from unauthorized access? Is my iTunes password still necessary?
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What is causing the CD Tray to open & close randomly?
I have a freshly completed install of Ubuntu 11.04, and the CD tray opens and closes all by itself. I cannot detect any pattern to when, or why.
I've rebooted, and disconnected all networking (both ...
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Software for building interactive CDs/DVDs
A customer asked me an offer for building interactive DVDs to be read in Windows/Mac and Linux.
Do you know which technology best fits for this?
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Is it safe to use a regular marker (Sharpie, etc.) to write on a CD-R disc?
In the past I've used a special CD-R marker to write on CD-R's. But I'm wondering if it's OK to just use a regular felt-tip marker (Sharpie, etc.). (Obviously, a pen that you have to use pressure ...
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Can I copy a CD in Windows 7 without 3rd party software?
Does Windows 7 have a function to copy CDs?
I know I can rip data CDs by just copying their contents to a folder, and audio CDs using the Media Player.
I know I can write data CDs directly through ...
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Disable scanning of CD/DVD drive during windows boot
How can i find which program is scanning the dvd/cd drive during windows 7 boot up? I want to disable this. Maybe anti virus? (I use AVG)
I already changed boot priority on bios to make HD first. ...
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CDROM does not appear on desktop, MACOS 10.5.7
When I pop a CDROM into the drive of my Macbook Pro, It spins up, I hear it, but no icon appears on the desktop. (I think it's 10.5.7; actually not sure how to verify this on Mac, but I think I saw a ...
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How to slow down CD-ROM (optical drive) under Windows Vista?
My laptop's optical drive (Optiarc DVD RW AD-7560A) is quite loud when reading a disk.
For my purpose I don't need reading at full speed, and 8-16x would be more than enough (1-4x would do as well). ...
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How to disable auto insert notification in Windows 7?
Alright, here's the problem. My hard drive activity light on my custom built PC is blinking exactly once every second.
Microsoft has this to say on the issue: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/138598
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How does DVD anti-piracy work?
I know this is a "general" question. I was wondering how 'console' anti-piracy works. Which CD/DVD sectors are written? Why a normal DVD burner can't write it? Just curious...
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Burning multiple CDs simultaneously
I want to burn multiple CDs at the same time, but I don't want to pay the big bucks for a replicator. Can I hook up multiple sata cd burners, and burn multiple CDs that way?
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Using A: or B: drive letters for CD / DVD on Windows 7 [closed]
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Can I install Windows 7 in A:\ or B:\ partition names?
I have to confess to being a little "partition happy" at times, but with drives now stretching into the 3TB range ...
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PC not booting from Windows XP CD
Right, got a PC sat in front of me that will not boot from any of my several offical, clean Windows XP CDs. It'll load the 11.04 Ubuntu disk okay, but not a Windows one.
Both CD-ROM and HDD appear in ...
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Disable CD-ROM in BIOS
I have a Lenovo T420 laptop. The reason I want to disable the CD-ROM is because when moving the laptop, I often unintentionally press the eject button, which turns on CD-ROM's power and pops the tray ...
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CD/DVD player stops working after restoring Windows
I have a Sony VAIO VGN-NR498E running Windows Vista Home edition. After restoring the system to the factory state, my CD/DVD player stopped working. It does not recognize any CD/DVDs. The drive is ...
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CD-RW burning - fast blanking vs. full blanking
When preparing a used CD-Rewritable disc for reuse by "blanking" it, what are the disadvantages of fast blanking as compared to full blanking? Is there any data integrity consequence to fast ...
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How to identify music after ripping an audio CD? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Auto-tagging MP3s
I've just ripped some audio CDs that I've burned a while back. Since I made the CDs, I mostly know what songs are on, but it would be a pain to rename ...
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Using those mini cds in a Macbook Pro Aluminium - is the media going to be “lost” inside the mac?
Can I use this on a Macbook Pro (aluminium unibody from 2010)?
