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GT40FIED
02-07-2006, 04:27 AM
Ok...so I bought a USB DVD burner not too long ago (a Sony) since my in-tower burner is a little long in the tooth. It's advertised write speed is 16X for regular DVD-5 discs, but I'll be damned if I can't get more than 4.1X (max) out of the thing...same as my old burner which has a max write speed of 4X. I can't figure this out. Is there a hardware limitation here or something I can change in the comp to make it catch up. Even when I manually set the write speed higher than 4X it's like it hits a brick wall. Hell...even my mom's computer burns faster than this thing.
sicones
02-07-2006, 10:09 AM
even my NEC 16x dvd burner will never burn faster then 2.4x, at least that what it always says its burning at, maybe theres an update you need??
GT40FIED
02-07-2006, 04:15 PM
Could be. I just updated the firmware (from KY01 to KY06) so we'll see if that helps. If your drive has been available for more than 6 months or so, maybe you should check for a firmware upgrade.
GT40FIED
02-10-2006, 05:02 PM
Update!

The firmware upgrade didn't do shit. How piss poor is that?
Robert
02-10-2006, 05:17 PM
Are you useing fast enough media?

Which program are you burning with?

Spec for yoru computer?
GT40FIED
02-10-2006, 05:28 PM
As far as I know the media is up to par. I buy in bulk so it's been forever and a day since I bought it.

I've run it with DVD Decrypter, Nero Burning ROM, and Copy2DVD. All produced the same results. They speed right up to 4X and then it's like hitting a brick wall.

Comp specs are 2.3GHz Pentium 4 w/ 512MB of RAM running Windows XP Home w/ SP2.

You may be right about the media. If I have no clue what speed it's set for, I probably bought it for my 4X burner thinking that getting faster media wouldn't matter anyway. That would suck since I have around 40 blank discs left.
Robert
02-11-2006, 03:35 PM
should be on the media if you look on the inner ring of the dvd
GT40FIED
02-14-2006, 03:57 AM
Ok...it took a lot of eye strain and (literally) a magnifying glass, but it is, indeed, 4X media. Good thinkin' Rob. Guess I'll just have to wait until this is all gone before I can realize the full capability of my new burner.
Robert
02-14-2006, 08:26 PM
Originally posted by GT40FIED
Good thinkin' Rob