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Ken_B
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Sat Nov 13, 2004 6:01 pm Post subject:
DVD-RAM formatting problem |
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Hi...
I have a couple of two-sided DVD-RAM disks in cartridges which I use in a
Panasonic DMR-E50 recorder.
Since I have an ample supply of single DVD-RAM disks, I decided to try using
the double-sided ones to backup files on my computer with my DVD-RAM drive.
But the drive is so slow I found it was impractical for this purpose. I
erased the disks on the computer.
However, when I tried to use one of the disks in in the DMR-E50, it got
stuck on
"Recover". I tried everything I could think of, including suggestions from
newsgroups, to try to get the machine to eject the cartridge.
I finally had to disassemble the unit to remove the cartridge.
My question: is there a sure way to re-format that disk on the computer so
the DMR-E50 will accept it? I surely don't want to disassemble it again!
Thanks.
Ken
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Sat Nov 13, 2004 11:35 pm Post subject:
Re: DVD-RAM formatting problem |
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On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 09:50:46 -0600, "Ken_B" <@> wrote:
| Quote: | Hi...
I have a couple of two-sided DVD-RAM disks in cartridges which I use in a
Panasonic DMR-E50 recorder.
Since I have an ample supply of single DVD-RAM disks, I decided to try using
the double-sided ones to backup files on my computer with my DVD-RAM drive.
But the drive is so slow I found it was impractical for this purpose. I
erased the disks on the computer.
However, when I tried to use one of the disks in in the DMR-E50, it got
stuck on
"Recover". I tried everything I could think of, including suggestions from
newsgroups, to try to get the machine to eject the cartridge.
I finally had to disassemble the unit to remove the cartridge.
My question: is there a sure way to re-format that disk on the computer so
the DMR-E50 will accept it? I surely don't want to disassemble it again!
Thanks.
Ken
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Panasonic brand discs are hopeless for data backing up.
Panasonic discs are designed for video only. They used to make a data
disc but no more.
Buy another brand that is designed for data or is already formatted to
do both. |
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Gary MacKenzie
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Sun Nov 14, 2004 12:04 am Post subject:
Re: DVD-RAM formatting problem |
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On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 09:50:46 -0600, "Ken_B" <@> wrote:
| Quote: | Hi...
I have a couple of two-sided DVD-RAM disks in cartridges which I use in a
Panasonic DMR-E50 recorder.
Since I have an ample supply of single DVD-RAM disks, I decided to try using
the double-sided ones to backup files on my computer with my DVD-RAM drive.
But the drive is so slow I found it was impractical for this purpose. I
erased the disks on the computer.
However, when I tried to use one of the disks in in the DMR-E50, it got
stuck on
"Recover". I tried everything I could think of, including suggestions from
newsgroups, to try to get the machine to eject the cartridge.
I finally had to disassemble the unit to remove the cartridge.
My question: is there a sure way to re-format that disk on the computer so
the DMR-E50 will accept it? I surely don't want to disassemble it again!
Thanks.
Ken
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format as udf v2 in dvd-ram drive
then i would reformat in e50
i move data from pc to pc on a dvd-ram disk and also use same disk in
e55 for recording tv. |
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Ken_B
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Sun Nov 14, 2004 12:04 am Post subject:
Re: DVD-RAM formatting problem |
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Sounds like a good solution, but could you explain what "format as udf v2 "
means? How would I go about that?
Thanks.
"Gary MacKenzie" <sepulcre@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
news:4bqcp0h9t3l58s4e271e1aekfj7jsa3nd5@4ax.com...
| Quote: | On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 09:50:46 -0600, "Ken_B" <@> wrote:
Hi...
I have a couple of two-sided DVD-RAM disks in cartridges which I use in a
Panasonic DMR-E50 recorder.
Since I have an ample supply of single DVD-RAM disks, I decided to try
using
the double-sided ones to backup files on my computer with my DVD-RAM
drive.
But the drive is so slow I found it was impractical for this purpose. I
erased the disks on the computer.
However, when I tried to use one of the disks in in the DMR-E50, it got
stuck on
"Recover". I tried everything I could think of, including suggestions from
newsgroups, to try to get the machine to eject the cartridge.
I finally had to disassemble the unit to remove the cartridge.
My question: is there a sure way to re-format that disk on the computer so
the DMR-E50 will accept it? I surely don't want to disassemble it again!
Thanks.
Ken
format as udf v2 in dvd-ram drive
then i would reformat in e50
i move data from pc to pc on a dvd-ram disk and also use same disk in
e55 for recording tv.
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Alan Pollock
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Sun Nov 14, 2004 3:07 am Post subject:
Re: DVD-RAM formatting problem |
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Gary MacKenzie <sepulcre@bigfoot.com> wrote:
| Quote: | i move data from pc to pc on a dvd-ram disk and also use same disk in
e55 for recording tv.
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Yes, exactly. I do the same almost daily with Panasonic discs, the old 2X
kind. Never a problem over hundreds of writes in Fat32 on my systems, and
hundreds of discs filled (and formatted and used again) with VR mode TV shows
from both a Panny and JVC DVD standalone. It all works great.
I particularly like the fact that I don't need to finalize the -Rams after
filling with TV shows to watch at another location. Eject-disc-and-run, gone.
-RW's (which my JVC also writes to in both modes, -Rams only do VR as far as I
can tell) need formatting. Also, in my experience with Memorex -RWs, errors
can crop up more easily than on the -Rams I use. YMMV. Nex |
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Doug Ramage
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Sun Nov 14, 2004 12:01 pm Post subject:
Re: DVD-RAM formatting problem |
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| Quote: | On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 09:50:46 -0600, "Ken_B" <@> wrote:
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Ken
Panasonic brand discs are hopeless for data backing up.
Panasonic discs are designed for video only. They used to make a data
disc but no more.
Buy another brand that is designed for data or is already formatted to
do both.
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Why do you say that?
I have no problems using dvd-ram discs for data back-up. In fact, with a
Panasonic hard drive recorder, my dvd-ram discs are now only used in my pc.
--
Doug Ramage
[Watch Spam Trap] |
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Gary MacKenzie
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Mon Nov 15, 2004 12:01 am Post subject:
Re: DVD-RAM formatting problem |
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On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 15:02:57 -0600, "Ken_B" <@> wrote:
| Quote: | Sounds like a good solution, but could you explain what "format as udf v2 "
means? How would I go about that?
Thanks.
"Gary MacKenzie" <sepulcre@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
news:4bqcp0h9t3l58s4e271e1aekfj7jsa3nd5@4ax.com...
On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 09:50:46 -0600, "Ken_B" <@> wrote:
Hi...
I have a couple of two-sided DVD-RAM disks in cartridges which I use in a
Panasonic DMR-E50 recorder.
Since I have an ample supply of single DVD-RAM disks, I decided to try
using
the double-sided ones to backup files on my computer with my DVD-RAM
drive.
But the drive is so slow I found it was impractical for this purpose. I
erased the disks on the computer.
However, when I tried to use one of the disks in in the DMR-E50, it got
stuck on
"Recover". I tried everything I could think of, including suggestions from
newsgroups, to try to get the machine to eject the cartridge.
I finally had to disassemble the unit to remove the cartridge.
My question: is there a sure way to re-format that disk on the computer so
the DMR-E50 will accept it? I surely don't want to disassemble it again!
Thanks.
Ken
format as udf v2 in dvd-ram drive
then i would reformat in e50
i move data from pc to pc on a dvd-ram disk and also use same disk in
e55 for recording tv.
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there should have been some software supplied with your dvd-ram
writer.
this allows the formatting of a dvd-ram disc as
1. udf 1.5
2. udf 2.0
3. fat 32
if you don't have the dvd-ram formatting software , it is easily
findable on the net.
there is one version on panasonics site , another on lg's site.
xp222one.exe @ 1598kb , panasonics site
lgramxp.zip @ 1799kb , lg site
if you can't find them , i can email you the file. |
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Ken_B
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Mon Nov 15, 2004 12:01 am Post subject:
Re: DVD-RAM formatting problem |
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I bought this drive second hand, no software. But I'll check out those
links.
Thanks.
"Gary MacKenzie" <sepulcre@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
news:5jffp0hd9njncofsgqn0e1ikj1ka2nm3kp@4ax.com...
| Quote: | On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 15:02:57 -0600, "Ken_B" <@> wrote:
Sounds like a good solution, but could you explain what "format as udf v2
"
means? How would I go about that?
Thanks.
"Gary MacKenzie" <sepulcre@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
news:4bqcp0h9t3l58s4e271e1aekfj7jsa3nd5@4ax.com...
On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 09:50:46 -0600, "Ken_B" <@> wrote:
Hi...
I have a couple of two-sided DVD-RAM disks in cartridges which I use in
a
Panasonic DMR-E50 recorder.
Since I have an ample supply of single DVD-RAM disks, I decided to try
using
the double-sided ones to backup files on my computer with my DVD-RAM
drive.
But the drive is so slow I found it was impractical for this purpose. I
erased the disks on the computer.
However, when I tried to use one of the disks in in the DMR-E50, it got
stuck on
"Recover". I tried everything I could think of, including suggestions
from
newsgroups, to try to get the machine to eject the cartridge.
I finally had to disassemble the unit to remove the cartridge.
My question: is there a sure way to re-format that disk on the computer
so
the DMR-E50 will accept it? I surely don't want to disassemble it again!
Thanks.
Ken
format as udf v2 in dvd-ram drive
then i would reformat in e50
i move data from pc to pc on a dvd-ram disk and also use same disk in
e55 for recording tv.
there should have been some software supplied with your dvd-ram
writer.
this allows the formatting of a dvd-ram disc as
1. udf 1.5
2. udf 2.0
3. fat 32
if you don't have the dvd-ram formatting software , it is easily
findable on the net.
there is one version on panasonics site , another on lg's site.
xp222one.exe @ 1598kb , panasonics site
lgramxp.zip @ 1799kb , lg site
if you can't find them , i can email you the file. |
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