Question: I have tried copying a CD to a CD-R. I read from the CD-ROM drive and wrote directly to the CD-burner, i.e. without using temporary files. My CD-ROM drive reads at double speed and my CD-burner writes at quad speed. Suddenly, the speed of the CD-ROM drive falls dramatically and the buffer empties out. Another saucer.:-( Please repair this.
Answer: We cannot repair this. CD-ROM drives often reduce their speed when they encounter a scratched surface that has to be read. Once the scratch has been passed, many drives then speed up again, while others stay at the reduced speed. The latter is probably what is happening in your case. You could try a firmware update for your drive. If that doesn't help, try temporary files for scratched CDs. It may also help to reduce the write speed.
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