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SACDs not recognized in DVD drives

I've got a Dell 8250 with a Samsung 616T DVD-ROM & the infamous NEC 1100a DVD/CD-RW.  The 616T won't recognize any of the new Rolling Stones SACD hybrids and the 1100a manages to recognize about half of them.

I can't seem to find much info on the internet but I did read that the regular CD layer can be read by all CD-RW drives but not by DVD ROM drives.  Some DVD RWs will work but my NEC seems to read some and not others.

Anybody know anything about this, i.e., how I might get the rest of these CDs to be recognized.  I'd like to rip the red book stereo layer and make a compilation.  All the cds are clean and unblemished as far as I can see.

SACDs not recognized in DVD drives

Reply #1 –
Problem is, the SACD layer looks very much like a DVD layer, only the data formatting is different. Seeing a DVD-like layer, the drive won't look for a CD layer, and just concludes that the DVD layer is unformatted or something.

This should be fixable only in the drive's firmware, I'm afraid...
 

SACDs not recognized in DVD drives

Reply #2 –
Yeah Patsoe, that's the same conclusion I came to in my wanderings thru the internet.  My firmware is up to date, unfortunately.

The strange thing is, out of six Stones titles I managed to rip four of them.  Only Between the Buttons & Aftermath could not be recognized.  I can't figure out what is different with these two CDs.  I used the DVD/CD-RW drive as the DVD-ROM would not "see" any of them.

Worst comes to worst, I'll have to record them thru my soundcard's analog input and stick 'em on a CD so I'll have access to them in the future.  This is not a great hardship, mind you, just one of those computer/audio mysterys that I'd like to find an answer for.