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[cooderhead]

I am attempting to rip CDs into my library and frequently have the rip fail with an error message....open drive failed / parameters are out of range. how do I fix this?

[cooderhead]

Can someone out there give me a clue as to how to fix this. I am ripping CDs into MC18 and very frequently I get an error message: " open drive failed. parameter is out of range."

[JohnT]

There was a fix not too long ago for an issue similar to this.  Are you running the latest build?

[cooderhead]

Hi John T.  I am a bit new to all of this. By latest build....do you mean am I using the latest version of MC? I did change rip settings from secure to normal and I have been able to rip some of the problem CDs but not all.

[JohnT]

Hi John T.  I am a bit new to all of this. By latest build....do you mean am I using the latest version of MC?

Yes, click "Help" on the menu and "About Media Center" and it will tell you at the top of the pop-up what build (version) you're running.  You can click "Help / Update Channels / Check for updates" to get the latest version.  Make sure "Disable automatic update" is NOT checked.  If your version is 175 or greater, you should be fine.

I did change rip settings from secure to normal and I have been able to rip some of the problem CDs but not all.

Do the problem discs have a lot of scratches?  Sometimes cleaning them helps.  Try dropping the "read speed" to 1x (the option is next to the "secure" vs. "normal" rip mode you changed.

[cooderhead]

Thanks again John.I will make sure to uncheck the disable updates. I have been cleaning the discs also. And I will try dropping the read speed to1x. I really appreciate the advice.