Alignment

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A misaligned drive will produce disks that are perfectly readable by it, but not on a properly aligned drive. Misaligned drives are one of the major causes of poor copy quality, which is why we recommend checking a drive's alignment frequently.

A drive may be misaligned for a number of reasons. Misalignment may simply be due to mechanical wear and normal use. Severely misaligned drives are usually the result of improper handling, abuse or shoddy drive construction.

See also:

How Often to Align Aligning the Drive Alignment Report