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post #1 of 18
8/14/04 at 12:27pm
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Since I've got my 8600 I always burn DVDs at a maximun rate of 2.4x. The other day I realice that I got a 4x DVD burner, but I have never be able to burn so fast. I've asked DELL and they told me that the speed is variable, because the DISK I use, but I'm using a BESTBUY 1-4x DVD+R.

Any idea?

Thnaks
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post #2 of 18
8/14/04 at 12:28pm
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I forgot to say that my DVD burner is this one, HL-DT-ST dvd+rw gca-4040n VC108
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post #3 of 18
8/14/04 at 12:30pm
Its the Media. Some DVDs are just not fully compatible with your burner. Try other brands.
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post #4 of 18
8/14/04 at 12:58pm
Not to mention software. try Nero a common and widely used CD and DVD burning software www.ahead.de
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post #5 of 18
8/14/04 at 2:01pm
If your using a burning application, there is somewhere in the program to set-up so all burns with a DVD burn at 4x... I had the same problem with nero, everything i burned on dvd would only burn at 2.4 x but then I changed something in the settings or somewhere and now I can burn at 4x... You just have to look around in the program, and find something similar to what I did...

Striker
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post #6 of 18
8/14/04 at 2:49pm
the burn speed is clearly visible in nero, and is automatically set to the fastest setting, the 'problem', as stated, is that the dvd-r you were using only supported up to 2.4x speeds.
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post #7 of 18
8/14/04 at 3:12pm
Flockey, it always is not set to the fastest setting... I know this is a fact first hand, because my setting was set for 2.4x and I always used memorex 4x media, then I went and changed it to burn at 4x and now it does every time...

Also the 'problem' isnt that his media only suports "2.4x and dvd-r" burning... Because he said he bought "BESTBUY 1-4x DVD+R" which means the media is capible of burning at the 4x speed which is also supported by his DVD burner...

But as stated by Evo, some media just doesnt work as good as others with certain dvd burners...

My suggestion is make sure in Nero, that you have the setting to burn at 4x... If that doesnt solve it, then go get some better blank media... Note: Cheaper does not mean better, but more expensive in most cases does...
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post #8 of 18
8/14/04 at 3:50pm
^i also had some 1-4x media, and Nero burned at 2.4. But when i put a different media in, it switched to 4x. I believe Nero IS set to automatically burn at the fastest speed possible, although you can change it to burn slower
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post #9 of 18
8/14/04 at 3:56pm
Well thats weird, because I have only used my memorex 4x dvd+r's... And it was automatcily set to burn at 2.4 for some reason, but then going and changing a setting or something I could then burn at 4x... Maybe I have a different version of Nero. Possibly that could be why it didnt auto at 4x?? Oh well, larethian I guess you can try using a differnt media type on your next burn, see if that makes it better...
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post #10 of 18
8/15/04 at 2:28am
Alcohol 120% is another great burner that gives you access to alot of settings.
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post #11 of 18
8/15/04 at 6:40am
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Thank U, I use Nero and it says me that my maximun speed is 2,4x. I will try another media.
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post #12 of 18
8/15/04 at 7:12am
When switching brands of DVD media, read the label on the package. Some actually say that the media is incompatible (for burning) in 2.4x burners. Other brands may have different messages on the label.
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post #13 of 18
8/16/04 at 8:43am
Quote:
Originally Posted by larethian
I forgot to say that my DVD burner is this one, HL-DT-ST dvd+rw gca-4040n VC108
I've got the same Hitachi LG Data Storage Device..
and i also can't burn at 4x
I've tried nero and alcohol with 4x media, but they both report a max burn speed of 2.4x!
Can burn cdr at 16x, cdrw at 10x, dvdrw at 2.4x and dvd+r at 2.4x.
I believe that the firmware is limiting the writer to 2.4x, but there are no firmware updates out there for this writer.
If you check dell's forums you'll see lots of problems with regards to this writer.

Let me know how u get on..
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post #14 of 18
3/31/05 at 5:30am
You need buy other notebook, and sell me yours heheheheheehe!
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post #15 of 18
3/31/05 at 3:46pm
Also check the IDE channel that your burner is using. Make sure that it's not using PIO ONLY mode. Ideally, it should be using ULTRA DMA MODE.
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post #16 of 18
4/1/05 at 4:30am
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I'm already trying with 8xTDK, and still 2.4x...

Any one got a new idea???
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post #17 of 18
4/1/05 at 5:45am
Anyone try to download an update firmware from this site:

http://tdb.rpc1.org/#ND6500A
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post #18 of 18
4/1/05 at 5:48am
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Thanks, I download a new bios. I will try later
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