Microstudio Madness - problems with Adaptec SCSI 2940UW Pro card

[Larryh]

I'm using the latest version of Microstudio with a SCSI HP 9200e drive. For the life of me, when I'm using the "custom assembly" there's "magic" afoot.

Almost every single time (after I haven't used MS) that I try to rip tracks from a CDG -- the process begins, the fuel guage indicates progress, then it drops off and the track isn't recorded.

I've restarted, rebooted, changed settings, etc. It seems that if I attempt this about a dozen times (can't figure out what "this" is) the tracks eventually "rip" just fine.

This happens time and again and again. It fails, it fails, it works. Once it's working, I can put CDG after CDG into my drive and it continues to work fine -- FOR THAT SESSION.

I have absolutely no idea what combination of rebooting, changing abritrary settings in the software, changing write and read speeds -- eventually helps. But after countless attempts, it eventually works.

Once it's working, it's great. I have no trouble recording blanks once the tracks are ripped. But it's getting incredibly frustrating, attempting the 100 clicks, etc. to get MS to finally rip the CD's without fail.

Interestingly enough, once it's working, I've had success anywhere from 1x speed to 8x.

But this "black magic" has to have some solution. Am I wrong in thinking this should be a more reliable and consistent process?

Larry