Actually, I never close any programs down, do shut off the screen saver, and read at max and write at max. I found that if you have a well used disc with some spots in the graphics that you can clean some of these up by reading at max.
I am still in the process of backing all our sets up, and will never play off the orgionals again. I just finished my second set of 390 discs, our disc of choice: Sound Choice
Hey I only got two two more sets to back up.
Tinman, FYI my plextor came plextor.com and has not given me any problems. Would I purchase another one from the same source, yes... But I have trouble passing a slot machine without dropping a coin in.
