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Old 13th March 2008   #9
Adam Dempsey
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Originally Posted by Greg Reierson View Post
If PlexTools passed the disc for errors it means the Plextor drive was able to recover the data. If it then failed the Eclipse run, either the Plextor drive is out of spec with the real world or the drive in the Eclipse just didn't like your media. The data are obviously there otherwise PlexTools would not have been able recover them. Every manufacturer of blank media has bad runs from time to time. I don't think this necessarily disqualifies TY blanks or PlexTools as an excellent first line of defense.

IME, failing at the plant is typically related to other issues that PlexTools is not looking for.

GR
Exactly. Other parameters include spec conformance, pit geometry, reflectivity, and of course the read speed and threshold specs to which Eclipse is set to flag warnings or fails. (not discounting physical damage.. I've witnessed non-tech office staff at a plant opening and re labelling masters themselves).
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