or will it damage the process., or processors or whatever . ???
and is it ok to burn a weedie in the background, as well. ???
2007-03-11 00:39:05 · 5 answers · asked by tagomago 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
You can get a bad burn and have to start over. If you always want a good burn, BACK OFF the burn speed a bit, and leave the computer alone while it is burning.
Good luck and Happy Computing!
2007-03-11 00:42:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can cause a buffer underrun, even with BurnProof(tm) technology, it's still possible that with your activities the buffer gets empty and the drive burns nothing to the CD/DVD since there isn't anything in the data buffer any more. The mentioned technology tried to help avoiding this by making the burning laser work slower and burn less data, decrease the speed. But once your still not feeding data to the buffer, it will get empty eventually. This can be the result of doing things on your PC that take the CPU power away which it would need to keep filling the buffer, so it's still better to start the burning process and do something else. With today's burners, a CD is burned in 2-3 minutes and a DVD is burned in 8-10 minutes, so you can always do something else except working at your PC in the meantime.
2007-03-11 08:44:56 · answer #2 · answered by inesp01 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It increases the risk of it happening. Other programs use the computers resources, which would otherwise be used for burning the DVD.
Basically it just about knowing the limits of your computer. If you only ever burn at low speeds, you shouldn't have a problem, but of course this means that your computer runs slower for longer, so you may as well burn it quickly and get up for a bit. Also, there's a longer period where the computer may freeze, or there may be a power cut or something, which would screw up the CD.
Basically: proceed with caution.
2007-03-11 08:50:52 · answer #3 · answered by tgypoi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you have a high end or custom built computer that has duo core or xeon and a heck of alot of RAM...ie 2gb or more it is best to not run programs during a burn...burning is a very labor intensive job the puter needs to perform and trying to use another program while the burning is going on will cause buffer overruns and tax your puters memory!
2007-03-11 08:55:43 · answer #4 · answered by Stuart B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that apart from slowing down the burning process , there is also a chance of crashing and therefor damage to the dvd/cd making it unusable.... at least that happened when I tried it....
2007-03-11 08:45:04 · answer #5 · answered by molon lave 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋