This is a known and acknowledged problem with almost all of the "fast" drives. Most manufacturers haven't made their drives to automatically slow down when it encounters the speed errors. Currently, they just throw in the towel. There was an article that talked about it in Maximum PC's October issue. They were referencing the TDK VeloCD 24/10/40 and it's problems with this. They're reccommendation is what's already been said... slow down the speed of the drive until it works. It'll take longer, but at least you'll be able to rip the music.