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EAC and Paranoid mode

Hi,

Can anyone tell me is the Paranoid mode safe to use? I got some sync errors in secure mode and so failed to read the track. Tried paranoid more and it worked ok....

What is the truth? 

EAC and Paranoid mode

Reply #1 –
http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/eac11.html

Q:
What is "Paranoid Mode" and why is it not recommended?

A:
This mode is the oldest read mode in EAC, it exists from version 0.1b on. It will read every sector twice, but in very small blocks. This will slow down extraction, no drive features are used. If the drive does caching the option below should be activated, but this could create problems on some drives. This mode is stressing the drive very much and should not be used, if one of the other secure modes works ok. The "disable CD-ROM drive cache" will disable the drive cache when using Paranoid mode, by resetting the drive after a read command. On some drives this will take several seconds and should not be used in that case.

EAC and Paranoid mode

Reply #2 –
Paranoid is not always as secure as the regular secure mode, see the Paranoid mode failure link in the FAQ, at the bottom of the Secure mode section.

EAC and Paranoid mode

Reply #3 –
Hello.

Did you tried the "Burst Mode"?

It is faster than the secure mode but not so accurate.


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