Rescuing a CD

[cambournepete]

Anyone got any ideas as to how to rescue a CD that has a split from the middle straight across to edge?

I've put tape on the label side and cleaned the surface but that hasn't helped. I can only read 40k of 40+MB

 

[Racers]

Hi,

You are lucky it didn't explode, I have had a drive that was wrecked by an exploding cd.


Pete

 

[studders]

Get a Magnifying Glass and make a note of all the 1's and 0's and copy them onto a new CD.





Coat Please.

 

[Benchwayze]

I had a game disc explode and ruin a drive. I also have another with a crack radiating from the hole. It doesn't work of course, and neither could I get the drive to read it so I could make copy. Shame. It was a fairly absorbing game. Still, I can buy a used copy easily enough.

I think once there is a crack in a disc it's time to dump it. Cheaper than buying a new drive. Relatively, these drives may be 'cheap as chips' but a used copy of the disc will probably be 'cheaper than chips'.

:wink:

 

[jpt]

You can get rescue covers which are a thin plastic sheet which goes over the data side of the disc. I have had some success with them but never tried it on a completely split CD.

john

 

[cambournepete]

I did try it in my desktop which has two DVD drives - I didn't dare wreck my wifes laptop drive, even though it's her disk...!

 

[Michael7]

If the cd has music on it I can say that I once had a cd that was really badly scrapped and no cd player could play it so I had a go at putting the cd in the PC and ripped the music to mp3. Worked a treat and the songs werent missing any bits.

Michael

 

[devonwoody]

Let us know the CD title, perhaps someone might help if you know what I mean.

 

[cambournepete]

That's a good idea DW.

If anyone has a copy they no longer want, or that I can borrow to replace my copy then please let me know:

Star Trek New Frontier, The CD-ROM Library. The label picture of an anvil with a sword stuck in it.

 

[devonwoody]

That's a good idea DW.

If anyone has a copy they no longer want, or that I can borrow to replace my copy then please let me know:

Star Trek New Frontier, The CD-ROM Library. The label picture of an anvil with a sword stuck in it.

Cannot help you myself on that one but a little bit here on utube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Boi2lTXPrdw

 

[Benchwayze]

Sounds reminiscent of ' Dances with Wolves'. Would this also be by John Barry perchance?

 

[devonwoody]

Pete, have you been here, there must be a disk knocking about.


http://www.trekbbs.com/

 

[cambournepete]

No I hadn't, thanks for that - I'll pass it on to SWMBO