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FredJames
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_ 		16. September 2004 @ 17:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hello,

Post #1. Total newbie. This is likely a dumb question but I gotta ask.

Bought a BenQ 1610 drive. Upgraded the firmware to the latest ver. I cab write to a 2X -R disk no problem (have not tried 2X +R yet). But when I write to a 4X or 8X disk +R disk, even by forcing the burning software to slow down, the burn fails (Nero or DVD Creator).

Now the clincher: I have an older Celeron 500....could this be the problem??? Also, when burning, I noticed that I have about 5Mb of free memory left; do I just need more memory?

Appreciate any help....
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The_OGS
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_ 		16. September 2004 @ 18:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You should probably burn @ 4x maximum.
Only the latest blanks are 8x and I don't trust 'em, still burn @ 4x.
WTF, let it take its time - 11 minutes or whatever, not too long, and burns will be better @ 4x.
If you have 128MB you need more :-)
If you have 256MB maybe you're OK. Do you use XP?
To burn -R at fast speed you will need fast PC with big HDs and lots of memory, to keep Nero's buffers full.
8x burn is well over 10MB/second...
And make sure your DVD burner and the source for the burn (HD) are on different controllers.
L8R
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FredJames
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_ 		21. September 2004 @ 18:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
it seems that the issue was with my drive, or with the firmware upgrade I did. exchanged the drive and now it works flawlessly.

tx.
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