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Brand new (!) CD32 with CD issue; another one crashes
« on: August 13, 2006, 03:51:59 PM »
I don't think "brand new" and anything Amiga belong in the same sentence :-)  ANYWAY, I piked up a CD32 which came directly from China, supposedly sitting in the warehouse since the day it was manufactured.  Right out of the box it has a problem with reading CDs.  I thought I had read somewhere that this was not an uncommon occurance.

I have another unit I bought a year or so ago without a PSU.  I put it in place of the new unit and it likes to crash randomly, BUT the CD does work!

I'm curious if anyone has a "fix" for the bad CD, other than gutting the good system.
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Re: Brand new (!) CD32 with CD issue; another one crashes
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2006, 04:17:06 PM »
why not swap drives?  it's pretty simple
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Re: Brand new (!) CD32 with CD issue; another one crashes
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2006, 09:08:47 PM »
Hi,
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Re: Brand new (!) CD32 with CD issue; another one crashes
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2006, 09:38:56 PM »
I would see if there is a way to adjust the laser position.  Sometimes this is all it needs.  Happens alot with PS2's.
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Re: Brand new (!) CD32 with CD issue; another one crashes
« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2006, 09:46:16 PM »
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I don't think "brand new" and anything Amiga belong in the same sentence :-)  ANYWAY, I piked up a CD32 which came directly from China, supposedly sitting in the warehouse since the day it was manufactured.  Right out of the box it has a problem with reading CDs.  I thought I had read somewhere that this was not an uncommon occurance.

I have another unit I bought a year or so ago without a PSU.  I put it in place of the new unit and it likes to crash randomly, BUT the CD does work!

I'm curious if anyone has a "fix" for the bad CD, other than gutting the good system.


..I guess you have tried cleaning the drive with some cleaning CD.. :-?
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Re: Brand new (!) CD32 with CD issue; another one crashes
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2006, 10:04:51 PM »
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supposedly sitting in the warehouse since the day it was manufactured.


China has a problem where some factories do 2 runs. One for the company that owns the product, and one for themselves.
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Re: Brand new (!) CD32 with CD issue; another one crashes
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2006, 10:31:03 PM »
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I would see if there is a way to adjust the laser position.  Sometimes this is all it needs.


You mean like these instructions.
Once again, Stedy's site comes to the rescue!
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Re: Brand new (!) CD32 with CD issue; another one crashes
« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2006, 12:39:49 AM »
Yeuck..!

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I recommend using Isopropyl alcohol, which is commonly sold as tape head cleaner fluid in your local discount shop. The other item you need is a cotton wool bud to soak in alcohol and then swab the lens.


Never use any kind of alcohol to swab the lens, only water.
Isopropyl alcohol can destroy the lens and then you need a new laser pickup...
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Re: Brand new (!) CD32 with CD issue; another one crashes
« Reply #8 on: August 14, 2006, 03:00:18 AM »
Are you reading originals or CD-Rs?  One of my CD32s can't handle CDRs at all.
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Re: Brand new (!) CD32 with CD issue; another one crashes
« Reply #9 on: August 14, 2006, 04:19:34 AM »
They're all original CD32 CDs.  The second (older, crashy) unit reads them all fine.

I have tried gently swabbing the lens with a dab of distilled water and blowing it dry with a gentle blast (oxymoron?) of compressed air.  No joy.

I was hoping to be able to avoid breaking a cherry unit.  I have to realize that a virgin system working right out of the box is probably a pipe dream :-)  After the move in a couple of months I will try making adjustments to the alignment.  If that fails I'll just swap out the CD mechanisms.
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Re: Brand new (!) CD32 with CD issue; another one crashes
« Reply #10 on: August 14, 2006, 04:23:02 AM »
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China has a problem where some factories do 2 runs. One for the company that owns the product, and one for themselves.


In this case I would be apt to chalk it up to a piece of siezed equipment during the liquidation and bankruptcy proceedings.
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