[ale] DVD & CD BLANK Command

[James Sumners]

Yes. Fast blanking is merely setting the TOC to 0. A full blank fills
the disc with zeros. (If I'm not mistaken.)

On 10/27/06, Danny Cox <DCox at icc.net> wrote:
>         Since we're discussing CD/DVD "trivia", here's something I came across.
> The command to BLANK a CD or DVD is one command, with a HUGE timeout.
> The BLANK FAST works in the same way.
>
>         What this means is that, during the blanking time, the CPU isn't
> involved at all, so you can run any intense CPU hog you wish without
> harming the operation.
>
>         As James pointed out, I try to be VERY conservative during the actual
> write and fixation, Just In Case (TM).
>
>         And yes, I'm a geek.  I just wanted one day to see how a drive actually
> blanked the medium.  One command; go figure! ;-)
>
> --
> Daniel S. Cox
> Internet Commerce Corporation


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