Burning at half speed? M1210

I have the toshiba DVD drive. Nero only allows me to burn a DVD at 1/2 speed 4x. Anyone have an idea of why?

I'm using 16x Maxell disks.

Mike

 

check Nero and make sure that it is set correctly. Also, you might want to reinstall your drivers. Do you know what cd/dvd drive you have exactly?

 

TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-L632D VDE03

I've checked to see if I could set a higher speed on Nero, only allows up to 4x to be selected.

Mike

 

Try with different media brands. The same used to happen to me and now I burn at 8x on another brand discs

 

Do you have the same drive? If so, what brand do you use?

Mike

 

I just tried Sony, some of the best media available. It allowed me to burn at 6x. Still not 8x Anyone know if there is a firmware update or something that will get me to 8x?

Mike

 

Turn off your laptop. Take the cd/dvd drive out and put it back in. Then turn your laptop back. This will cause the laptop to recycle and detect it as new hardware.

Have you tried other software?

One thing about laptops burners is that you will rarely hit full speed. Because of the nature of laptops, your dvd burner will burn lower than the maximum rate. There really isn't anything you can do about this unless you want to use a desktop computer or external cd/dvd burner to burn at faster speeds.

 

I had issues with Ritek G05 discs even though they worked great on my desktop and another laptop. I have tried TDK, Datawrite and Datasafe DVD-Rs that have all burned at 8x with this exact same drive.

Look for the following codes:

Datasafe - TTH02
Datawrite - CMC MAGAE1

Also, a local DVD supplier own brand with the dye code - MCC 02RG20


Hope this helps.

 

install the latest firmware for your device and try again.
try a different burning prorgam such as roxio to see if it will burn at 8x

 

TDK 16x DVD-R burn at 8x on my TSST corp TS-L632D.

 

when it comes to media, it's not about the label, it's about the country of origin.

you can find spindles of DVDs with the same label but some are from japan, some malaysia, some taiwan, etc.

you want to buy DVDs made in japan regardless of the label

 

So how do you do this I've noticed that this has been identified as a problem. More often than not it's the sub who makes the disk that's named as the culprit rather than the country of origin.

Here is a link regarding the different classes of media. For the most part Sony should be tier 1.

Mike

 

look on the label for "made in japan"

you can still buy Sony discs that aren't made in japan. again, it's not about the label (sony, tdk, etc.), it's the "made in _____" that counts.

 

SOny Disc are alright... Remember that the faster you burn the more chances u'll get error on your disc. So with cheap discs such as WIndata --> burn slow @ 4x or so. I burn Verbatim DVD+R @8x no problem. They works great. I'm intending to get some Ridata to try them out cause they're pretty cheap. Ritdata CD - R works great man.. keep the burning speed @ 10x or lower .

 

I'm aware that DVD burn speeds can affect quality. However, the DVD burning software is limiting how fast I can burn a DVD-R, even if it's rated at a higher speed. I don't know if the software somehow knows what speed will keep me from having errors, or if the drive itself is negotiating the speed.

I did test a couple burns I made with Nero, according to DVD speed, they are good burns.

Mike

 

The software will report what your limit should be based on the code read from the blank disc and what the firmware of your burner will support. If the drive's limit is 8x then the faster you will ever get is 8x, even if the disc is 16x. Also, some media may be rated at 8x but the drive will only burn at a maximum of 4x even though the drive is 8x. It just depends on what the firmware supports. If nothing else, this should ensure a good burn due to the lower burn speed.