SEGA SATURN TECHNICAL BULLETIN #5

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SEGA SATURN TECHNICAL BULLETIN #5

To: Sega and Third Party Developers
From: Developer Technical Support
Date: June 2, 1995
Re: Error Checking for Data Errors

When creating a CD-ROM for Saturn, always execute a read retry to ensure that there are no data errors. ( Mandatory )

Explanation:

Although CD-ROMs have a high error correction ability, uncorrectable errors may occur due to drive deterioration, scratches or dust on the disc, or an eccentric disc.

Therefore to ensure that there are no data errors, in addition to implementing the "method for increasing the ECC count," always execute a read retry .

However, note that executing a retry during debugging may obscure error causes.