Tip #4114 - Protect Your CDs
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Protect
Your CDs
News Alert:
Attaching expensive, self-adhesive labels to the CDs and DVDs you have
burned might not be such a good idea. Why? Well, because attaching labels
might not let the computer drive identify the CDs and DVDs correctly.
Here are a couple tips you can follow to better protect your self-burned
CDs and DVDs from any future reading problems. Check them out!
1.) Avoid
Using Labels
Embedded air bubbles
or inaccurate positioning of labels at high speeds can alter the smooth
running of data disks. This can be overlooked in the case of slow audio
CDs, but it does make a lot of difference when it comes to data CDs. There
can still be some problems even if you take the utmost care while sticking
on the label. As a rule, all materials expand as a result of fluctuations
in humidity and temperature. The materials on a blank CD are already adjusted
accordingly, but even then, a label disturbs that delicate balance. That
is why it is always advisable to use a felt pen or a printer that prints
on DVDs and CDs. The Epson Stylus Photo R800, for instance (as shown in
the screenshot below), prints on blank CDs and gives out excellent results.
2.) Do the
Exact Opposite in Other Circumstances
Doing the exact opposite
of the above tip could help if a CD or DVD proves to be unreadable and
causes only rolling sounds in the drive. If it does that, there could
be some imbalance there. To remedy this, bring one or two pieces of any
adhesive near the edge. That decreases the rolling sounds to such an extent
that the player can now access the medium and secure data, even if it
takes quite some time. Whether this method helps is more or less a matter
of chance, since you do not know the most practical place to put the extra
weight. You should not experiment with this in case of extremely fast
drives though. For example, drivers that are about 32 times faster. Why,
you ask? Well, because you would then probably intensify the imbalance
and the data disk could end up damaged.
For example, don’t experiment with adhesive tapes with fast drives
like this one:
If you follow these
two simple rules, your self-burned CDs and DVDs will be just fine. I'm
lovin' it!
~ Zahid H. Javali
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