Trouble ripping with SW-252B...

[skuntbehavior]

looks like i will be re-installing my trusty lite-on 48x if this can't be resolved. i once reported that this samsung 52x had some issues recognizing 48x rated media and thus burning at that speed. my lite-on never had such issues. i have not tried other makes of media due to lack of time.
this time around the samsung doesn't want to rip my cds any longer. i get this message after it rips the first track.

" The digital audio extraction failed or was aborted by the user".

i did not hit cancel, dma is enabled, using windows 2000 pro, the latest firmware has been applied to the drive and i am using nero 5.5.9.24.
does anyone have any brain blasts as to what the issue might be this time?
thanks for any help rendered.

[Bhairav]

Hey. Which program are you using to rip? I recommend Exact Audio Copy, www.exactaudiocopy.de. Try it and see.

[skuntbehavior]

i have heard of it and i think i have actually used some trialware before.
i figured out the problem. i bought the retail version of an album and i went to rip and copy for secondary use. (i like to copy the original and use a play copy that i can beat up). i tried another album and ripping went fine. i don't get it cause the cd is brand new and there are no scratches, finger prints of any sort on the surface area.
oh well....
thanks for the suggestion though.

[CDRecorder]

Interesting; I had the same thing happen this week. I bought a new music CD from the store, and none of my optical drives would rip the last track. My regular audio player wouldn't play it either. I think the disc is just defective; I know it isn't copy-protected.