CD won't spin when importing ... CD image problem.

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CD won't spin when importing ... CD image problem.

My iBook won't spin ring when importing from some CD's.

Iv searched the forum, but can't find anything related to my problem. I have problems sometimes with some CD's that won't spin right when inserted into my iBook. 99% of my CD's will work, but for some reason the other just skip, jump, grind and cluck and not spin smoothly when first inserted into my drive. Eventually to be spit out by the drive.

The CD's are all new and undamaged.

The only common thing that this CD's have is that the colour, font or images on the CD's are more vivid than most CD's. Anything from Chris Issak to French CD's.

I just tried to download a "Mylene Farmer" remixes CD and it does the same thing. The drive won't accept it and spits it out. The one thing that the CD has in that the name "Mylene Farmer" is in 3-D.

How can I get my drive to accept CD's where the label or image is more vivid or outstanding than a normal CD?

Thx for any replys

14" iBook G4, Mac OS X (10.4.11), 1.07GHz, 768 Ram, 40GB HD, Safari3.0.4, Camino1.5.4, Airport Express, Bluetooth.

Posted on Apr 16, 2008 6:14 AM

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Answer 1

atomicluck1 Author

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Jun 15, 2008 8:10 AM in response to atomicluck1

I keep hoping someone will reply, but after how many months there hasn't been any and the problem still is the same ... 😟

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Answer 2

Jun 22, 2008 3:52 PM in response to atomicluck1

I'm not a mac owner, but I just bought an ipod and was having the same problem with a cd. No scratches, but it sounded like the drive was having trouble keeping the disc at the proper speed. This was the Richard Cheese Best of album. The image isn't especially vivid, but it does seem to have a little different texture than my others.

After looking online and only finding your post, I got creative. I covered the back of the disc in masking tape. I made sure to line up the pieces parallel, so as to only have one layer, and I trimmed it around the very outside with a razor knife (OUTSIDE the data area!) and around the very inside of the hole. Anyway, it spun up and read just perfectly, so give it a try!

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atomicluck1 Author

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Jun 23, 2008 7:20 AM in response to Marvelicious

Thanks for the message. Iv had a couple of new optic drives in my iBook and it's the same issue with them all. Seems that somehow the decoration of the CD label sometimes prohibits it from importing as it tries to read the CD. Not sure I could tape the CD's like you have since there isn't a lot of space on the slot on the iBook to insert. I have a few CD's that have extras added like booklets, video or double sided that the CD is thicker than normal and they won't load either because the space for insert isn't to big.

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Jun 30, 2008 3:36 PM in response to Marvelicious

Well, I just proved this method to be less than fool-proof. I tried it on my copy of "Stone Temple Pilots No.4" that was having the same problem. The tape lifted everything off the plastic, including the data. I now have a clear plastic disc. Low quality production obviously. Well, there's a 15 dollar lesson learned.

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Answer 5

Jun 30, 2008 3:58 PM in response to atomicluck1

If Marvelicious' observation is the reason it won't read you could maybe cover it with a more professional CD label like the printable kind actually used to label CDs. The other problem with tape (and any label for that matter) is if it makes your CD unbalanced the CD will wobble in the drive and possibly damage both the CD and the drive.

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Jul 1, 2008 11:28 AM in response to atomicluck1

Curious...do these happen to be DualDisc format? If so, that could be it. Some CD drives can't read them.

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Answer 7

Jul 1, 2008 5:12 PM in response to Marvelicious

Crazy, I bought another copy of No.4 today, and it just burned fine. The cd label -feels- different on this copy too.

To jump around the thread a little -

Diane: I'm not familiar with the DualDisc format, but as far as I know these are just standard audio cd's. They play just fine in my truck, or MOST anywhere else.

Limnos: I was also considering trying some of those disc skins, ( http://www.d-skin.com/ ) only put it on the back of the cd instead of the play side. Has anyone tried these for anything?

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Jul 1, 2008 6:27 PM in response to Marvelicious

The DualDiscs have audio on one side and video on the other. They are thicker than regular CDs and none of my slot-loaders will even read them. Just chunk, chunk and spit it out. I have to take them to work to a tray-loading CD drive to rip them. They do play fine on our home stereo and car CD players. A lot of people have had issues with the DualDiscs and having multiple computers that will not read them.

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