Re: Under-Achieving DVD Writer Needs Psycho-analysis



sounds like either your media is not what the burner wants or the burner is
showing signs of wear.


"Jan Alter" <bearpuf@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:fGtKe.1284$Im1.921@xxxxxxxxxxx
> I installed an NEC 6500A DVD writer in our 2 year old laptop about 6
months
> ago. It is rated by NEC to write at 8X speed. It has worked fine in the
time
> it's been there, reading and writing with one exception. It will not burn
> faster than 4X speed although I use 8x media for DVD burning. Additionally
> when checking its burning speed capacity using Nero Burning Rom software
> (latest version) Nero Info tool rates it at 4X for burning speed. Does
> anyone have any idea how to get this burner to burn at the 8X speed it's
> rated? Further, I updated the NEC's firmware to the latest available but
> there is no change.
> Additionally, the laptop is a Sager notebook with a 2.4 ghz P4 and 1 gig
of
> RAM running Win XP Pro.
> I've even spoken to it nicely, but it just goes along burning at the 4X
> speed.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> --
> Jan Alter
> bearpuf@xxxxxxxxxxx
> or
> jalter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>


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