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Article #170Re: 24 speed -- aint that fast
From: fault
Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2002 15:34
Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2002 15:34
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you have to learn how to use it. there arwe alot of varibles. i had no problem at all out of about 30 i got one coaster and was my own fault. On Sun, 03 Mar 2002 15:24:17 GMT, Jes@nospam.com (Jes) wrote: >On Tue, 12 Feb 2002 04:16:51 GMT, "Ray" <e@m.com> wrote: > >>I just bought one of those faster (24x10x40x) cendynes from office max and >>have not been able to get it to work as advertised yet! Out of about 13 >>tries, 8 were coasters, 4 were successful and only 1 was at 24x (which >>burned no faster than a 16x--yes, I > >DON'T USE THE CHEAP MEDIA. >May a suggest you get the Verbatim or Mitsubishi media that uses the >new AZO for accurate writing. > >I had the same problems, failed burns just about all the time. >I moved to Mitsubishi 24x with AZO and no failed burns. > >Have you downloaded the patch from the Nero site so you can burn at >24x? > >www.nero.com > >If it doesn't have a brand name at the front in maybe a panasonic. >I've seen a few oem panasonics and they don't show the brand name on >the front. > >>have 24x cd's). But, it may be my configuration. I am on the bbs from >>cendyne on how to get my computer to recognize it as a lite-on or teac or >>whatever, but first the tech has to know what it is. After supplying him >>with the model and serial that are stamped on the drive itself and another >>barcoded number on the box, he still doesn't know the manufactor of the >>thing!! >> If anyone out there is in the know of these knod of things, I would be >>real grateful far any assistance rendered in my direction. >> >>Here are some of the specs: >>on the drive: model no. 2410A-051 serial no. 99B771205120344303PWP000 >>on the pakage box Part # CDICD00091 (I believe this is cendynes number for >>the 24x10x40). There is an EAN9557858309997 barcoded number also on >>thedrive. >> >> I have a HP Pavillion 6540C celeron 466MHz 256M RAM Western Digital >>7200 rpm Ultra ATA/66/100 30 Gig HD and am running W98SE OS. >> >> My system confiuration has the DMA checked and the disconnect checked (I >>don't know if that one is needed to be checked--but it was already checked). >>Synce data trans and auto insert notification are not checked. The DMA of >>my HD is also checked. >> >> My device manager calls it a generis cd-rom (not cd-rw) but the softwares >>apps I am using (nero that came with it and ECDC) refer to it as an atapi >>24x10. >> >>All the reviews I read are positive, so I'm thinking my systems not setup >>right for this or I have a bum one. >> >>Sorry for the long response, but I'm a bit frazzeled over this. >> >>thanks! >> >>Jimmy Cricket <x@x.com> wrote in message >>news:gvha5u8mf1cl5aj1io36be5dshijs18sqa@4ax.com... >>> I'm a bit disappointed; I expected at least an increase of twice the >>> speed... >>> >>> Previous burner: Sony 8x4x32x >>> Replacement: Lite-on 24x10x40x >>> >>> Burning data, I tested the speed, and the following is the results I >>> got... >>> >>> Sony: 527MB in 8 min 13 >>> Lite-on: 527 MB in 5min13 >>> >>> Wow! A speed increase of a whole 36% >>> >>> WHOPPY DO-DA!!! :) >>> >>> Can't even manage to be twice as fast! Yet they claim three times >>> faster (24/8) >>> >>> Also, another thing, with the Lite-on I burnt 2 copies of the same >>> thing. >>> The first was on a Mitsui Gold CDR @ 16x (max speed allowed - as >>> reported by Nero) >>> The second was on the new GAT CDR @ 24x (max speed allowed - as >>> reported by Nero) >>> >>> Guess what? >>> >>> They both literally took the exact same time to finish! >>> >>> Melbourne, >>> Australia >>> >> >>
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