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Slow CD burning on an 8887

post #1 of 8
3/19/04 at 6:16pm
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Since I bought my 8887, the Toshiba SD-R2412 could only burn CDs at 12x speed MAX using Roxio 5.3.5.10. It takes it ~8:35 to burn a 635MB ISO image. My desktop uses the same Roxio version and can burn the same iso image onto the same brand of CD in 3:53 (24X rated drive). The brand of CD has no effect.
I tried Nero 6.2 and got 24X speed but it kept locking up if I tried to burn 2 CDs in a row. Back to Roxio.
Has anyone had any similar problems? Have any advice?
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post #2 of 8
3/19/04 at 6:23pm
um... 8887?
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post #3 of 8
3/19/04 at 6:33pm
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Yeah, 8887. The 8890's predecessor. It's a year old.
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post #4 of 8
3/19/04 at 6:55pm
Although the roxio versions in your laptop and desktop might be the same, it's possible that it has limited support for the SD-R2412 burner and can only burn at 12x, is there a patch available or is yours the latest v5?

That's one guess, my other would be that something is amiss on the driver level, quite possibly the ASPI layer. Have a look here for some info and here to download adaptecs latest generic drivers.

If none of that works, and if you can find a copy, give nero 5.5 a try. In my experience 6 is more than a little bug ridden, but 5.5 is pretty solid. It's also a much better tool than roxio once you get to know it.

I had an 8887 once, for all of about 5 minutes, until I realised they'd sent me the wrong HD, processor and ram (it wasnt a Sager). I decided to wait for an 8890 at that and I'm loving it. <My completely unrelated tale of woe and jubilation.
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post #5 of 8
3/19/04 at 7:08pm
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I'm looking in to the update from Roxio now. It's their latest for v5 (5.3.5.10q).
I'll also try finding Nero 5.5 to give it a try. Thanks.
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post #6 of 8
3/19/04 at 7:44pm
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OK that didn't work. it says the actual burn speed is 20x to start then falls to 8x. I found an old copy of Nero 5.5.10.54, it "says" burning at 24X but still took 7:24. Nero just isn't reporting the actual burn speed.
So... the $64 question is... Why would this drve not burn at full speed?
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post #7 of 8
3/19/04 at 8:03pm
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I just moved the drive to another slot and got the same result. Perhaps there's a firmware update for the Toshiba.
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post #8 of 8
3/19/04 at 11:12pm
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Well I removed the drive and installed it in my Dell I8000. It behaved the exact same way. What Gives?

Who has the Toshiba SD-R2412 drive and how long does it take to burn 650MBs? Could the drive be bad?
Don't believe Nero's display of 24X.

I might be RMAing this machine for the CD-RW and the dead battery.
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