tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530164597390480123.post1296789297908152438..comments2024-03-28T05:34:17.245-04:00Comments on Digital Fossils: Mysteries of science.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530164597390480123.post-9763918853780417322008-07-23T12:44:00.000-04:002008-07-23T12:44:00.000-04:00"That, combined with maybe a dirty or scratched di..."<I>That, combined with maybe a dirty or scratched disk, especially on an old mechanism, can make for The Slow.</I>"<BR/><BR/>I think we have a winner.<BR/><BR/>I went and looked at the two discs it completely choked on, and both looked as though they had been used for coasters at a keg party.<BR/><BR/>(Ever notice when buying used CDs that rap and metal discs are much more likely to be boogered than, say, Enya?)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530164597390480123.post-14396132484912916772008-07-22T16:03:00.000-04:002008-07-22T16:03:00.000-04:00My only suggestion is to try it with an internal t...My only suggestion is to try it with an internal target as a test; if it's much faster, it's something in the Firewire chain.<BR/><BR/>And is "Use error correction" on in iTunes?<BR/><BR/>That, combined with maybe a dirty or scratched disk, especially on an old mechanism, can make for The Slow.<BR/><BR/>(Were I less lazy and not sick, I'd fire up my Slot Loader and see what speeds it got...)Sigivaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152366541957466049noreply@blogger.com