gordine Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 I get error 206 messages when I write to a CD-RW or CD-R, even if I use new discs. LaCie says their 52X24X52X drive works OK with these discs and suggested I contact Dantz. Error 206 suggests that the media is bad, but I have tried several new discs with the same results. Any suggestions? Gordine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natew Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 Hi What OS are you using and what version of Retrospect do you have? Please tell us the make and model of your drive as listed in the configure->devices->Device status window in Retrospect. Thanks Nate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordine Posted December 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 Thanks for your reply. Am using OS 9.2.1 and Retrospect 5.1. Vendor = LITE-ON, Product = LTR-52246S, Version - 6SOD, Driver = Lite-On CD-RW(5.11) Hope that helps. Gordine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natew Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Hi How is this device connected to your computer? There may be some other devices interfering with communication. What brands and speed of media have you tried? That can often make a difference. I like TDK and Taiyo yuden. Thanks Nate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordine Posted December 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 Nate: Device is connected with a Firewire cable. A wireless modem is on the desktop next to it. So far I have not been able to detect any interference. Re your previous suggestion to go to configure>backup sets>configure>new media this only works for a CD-RW backup set. The new media option is not available for CD-R backup sets - it is grayed out. While reading the knowledge base I came across a list of Retrospect Express versions and the MAC OS they are compatible with. http://kb.dantz.com/al/12/1/5896.html. It shows that Retrospect Express 5.1, which I have, is not compatible with OS 9.x. I have 9.2.1. Perhaps this is my problem, and if so, can I still get a copy of Retrospect 5.0? Thanks again, Gordine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natew Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 Hi Retrospect 5.1 is fully compatible with OS9.x. New media is an option no matter what backup type you are using. Its only greyed out if the backup set has never been used. Thanks Nate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordine Posted December 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 Hello again, Thank you for your patience and for verifying that my OS is compatible with Retrospect 5.1. My problem seems to be that very first backup to a CD-R. At that time the new media choice is greyed out and I can't find a way to select it. After the backup set is used once however, the choice becomes available as you pointed out. If I can get that first one to work I should be OK. Here is the procedure I have been following: Insert new Verbatim DataLifePlus 1X-52X CD-R disk in LaCie 52x24x52 CD-RW drive. Select Directory>Configure>Backup Sets>new Backup set type: CD/DVD Security: Secure Enter new name for backup set, e.g. "TestSet" Select "New" Save Catalog Sets Select Directory/Immediate/Backup and Sources: Macintosh HD Destination: TestSet Selecting: All Files Preview: Mark desired files for backup Options: Normal, Verification, Data Compression (Note that there is no option here for selecting new media) Select Backup The backup process runs part way and stops when the disk is ejected with error code 206 message. Data is written on the disk and can be restored OK, but many of the marked files are not backed up. What am I doing wrong? Gordine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordine Posted December 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 To put closure on this issue, the problem was just as the error message reported: "Trouble reading: . . . error 206 (drive reported a failure: dirty heads, bad media, etc.) In my case the problem wasn't dirty heads or bad media, it was the drive lens. An eight dollar CD drive cleaner cleaned the drive lens and the result was no more error code 206s. Case closed. Gordine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nembot Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 so it's good to troubleshoot all areas on the backup device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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