24X CD-RW Media for Retrospect Express 5

[Alan_Hayman]

I am using a 400 MHz iMac SE DV, with OS 9.2.2. I just bought a LaCie 52x24x52x CD-RW drive to do backups with Retrospect Express 5, after seeing on your website that it is supported.

 

Along with the drive, I bought some Memorex 24x media, and I cannot back up with it; Retrospect Express hangs or aborts every time, with Type 206 errors (bad media). This happens whether I back up with compression or without compression. I tried several discs, with the same result.

 

Then, I tried a backup with Sony 10x media that I had left over from an older drive, and it worked fine, even with compression, although it took longer with the slower media. Obviously, Memorex 24x CD-RW media is incompatible with Retrospect Express, the LaCie drive, or both.

 

If I want to use 24x media to take advantage of the drive's speed, which 24x CD-RW media do you recommend for use with Retrospect Express 5 and the LaCie 52x24x52x drive? Obviously, there must be one or more brands out there that work, for you to have certified the drive. The only brand of 24x CD-RW media that I have found other than Memorex is Verbatim DataLife.

 

Thanks in advance for your prompt response.

[AmyJ]

We always recommend using name brand media, such as Sony, TDK or Verbatim. Many CD burners are picky in regards to media - as you've seen. For this reason, many hardware vendors have media compatibility lists on their websites. We do all of our testing with TDK media.