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My CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive reads manufactured CDs but will not read some recordable CD-R or CD-RW discs. What is the cause of this?

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My CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive reads manufactured CDs but will not read some recordable CD-R or CD-RW discs. What is the cause of this?

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Discs that have been created with Adaptec’s DirectCD or Nero’s InCD program use the UDF format. A MultiRead compliant CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive and UDF reader software must be installed on the PC for these discs to be read. Adaptec’s and Nero’s UDF reader software is available for free download from their web sites. The links to the download sites are listed below: Adaptec: http://softwareupdates.roxio.com/gm/Products/en/UDF/udfread_v5.1.1.213_inst.exe Nero: ftp://ftp.nero.com/InCDUDFReader.exe Please check the CD’s specifications. All recordable CDs have a maximum recording speed. Make sure that the speed of the recorder during writing was equal to or less than the specified maximum speed of the CD. Discs that have been recorded at a speed higher than their maximum rated speed will not be able to be read reliably. Also check whether the CD Recorder or other CD-ROM drives can read the CD properly.