Help! wont let me record on to hiMD anymore :(

[niknak]

Hi Was wondering if any of you have had the problem that ive got at the moment

My sony walkman(MZ-NH1) will no longer let me record onto hiMD even though i had no problems when i first got it. Problems started when something bumped the record button when it was in my bag and wiped all the music off the disc.

When i use simple burner it tells me that it cannot continue cause files on disk are being used by another programme. No other programme is open and i tried to reboot my computer as well as reinstalling sonicstage and md simple burner.

In sonicstage it tells me cannot continue as an audiodisc because it was initialized by a programme other as sonicstage. I tried to initalize it through sonic stage and made no difference and i tried formatting through the walkman

I have also used a brand new disc and i get the same messages and i havent wiped the HMDHIFI files from the minidisc.

My old minidisc work fine with the programmes and in my recording settings ive made sure it records onto hiMD instead of just MD.

Sooooo now im outta ideas, can anyone else suggest anything or is it time to dig out the warranty

thanks

[Christopher]

Welcome to the forum. Format the disc via the formatting controls on the unit, if you're not sure how to do this just read your instruction manual.

[ROMBUSTERS]

In sonicstage it tells me cannot continue as an audiodisc because it was initialized by a programme other as sonicstage. I tried to initalize it through sonic stage and made no difference and i tried formatting through the walkman

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it sounds like it may actually be a problem with the disc itself, have you try using other discs (both HiMD and legacy 60/74/80min discs?)

[niknak]

Hi

I have tried to format it through my mini disc player but it hasnt made a difference and i used a brand spanking new out the pack mini disc from sony. I havent tried a different make yet so i guess thats the last thing i can try.

Thanks for your help

[david86broad]

it sounds like it may actually be a problem with the disc itself, have you try using other discs (both HiMD and legacy 60/74/80min discs?)

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hello

i'm having the same problems with my sony walkman[mz-nh600], i have contacted sony u.k. & am waiting for a reply to the problem.

Will keep you posted if i ever get a reply

[david86broad]

i've just installed sonic stage 3.2 today and the problem seems to be solved, why don't you try it as i can now use simple burner & sonic stage again to tranfer files.

what have you got to lose, good luck.

[niknak]

david86broad you are a beautiful beautiful man My player was all packed up and ready to be shipped back and i thought 'your right what have i got to lose.'

Lo and behold all my problems are solved and i have my MD player working again. The new 3.2 software has hit the spot.

Im so happy! I couldnt get a replacement because they had all sold out. (doing a happy dance while listenin to tunes on my newly fixed MDplayer)

Thanks to everyone who took time to answer my post, appreciate it a lot

Now if you will excuse me i got some tunes to start transferring

thank you again

Nik

[Qwakrz]

One thing I have noticed, sometimes if I plug in my Hi-MD and then start SS or SB my antivirus starts checking the Hi-MD disc. This locks out SS and SB saying the disc is in use (antivirus check) and I have to unplug & then plugin my MD with SS or SB open.

It may be that you have something trying to read/write to the disc that you dont know about, I suggest trying what I do above and also doing a virus check on your PC (with an uptodate virus scanner).

[david86broad]

Glad to be of service, it was my last go at getting it working again. I just thought i'd try to get it running again & it worked. there must be some new updated drivers in sonicstage 3.2.

I'm glad to you are transfering again just like i am.

Edited August 17, 2005 by david86broad

[argasser]

it sounds like it may actually be a problem with the disc itself, have you try using other discs (both HiMD and legacy 60/74/80min discs?)

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So ... I'm having the same kindsa trouble as this user had.

I have just updated to SS 3.2 (reinstalling Simple Burner), and the problem persists.

Root of the problem is definitely with this DELL laptop, and not with the NH900, nor with the disc itself (I tried using brand new discs, and erasing them and everything). The software and the discs and the MD all work fine downstairs on the other computer (which is home-networked).

DELL laptop Inspiron 5100, running XP Home; Service Pack 2; Intel Pentium 4 cpu 2.4 GHz, 2.39GHz, 512 MB of RAM

Something about the software installation on this computer is making it recognize the MD as an extra memory storage removable drive.

Message in SS 3.2 (same as in 3.1) is a classic: "Cannot use this disc as an audio disc because it was intitialized by a program other than Sonic Stage. Click Properties on the Device/Media panel and initialize the disc to use it as an audio disc."

This is a false solution, as the same disc, when I remove the Ultra Slow Bus, still has an irreplaceable recording of a concert I recorded on Monday, as well as a commercial CD.

Anybody have a real solution? The one I use now is to abandon all Sonic Stage functions on this computer.