How to get drive to write at higher speed?

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  1. Amadeus21

    Amadeus21 Member

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    Both my media and my drive are rated at 4x but when I burn using Nero 6 it is only writing at 2x even if I select the 'maximum speed' option.
    How do I get Nero to burn at 4x speed so I can utilize the full potential of this drive?

    BTW,
    media-Fuji DVD-R
    drive-Emprex DVD Dual 4x
    Comp.-P4,256MB ddr,ect.

    Thanks for the help
    JC
     
    Amadeus21, Dec 31, 2003
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  2. fasfrank

    fasfrank Active member

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    Even though you selected the burn speed, Nero looks at the blank media and determines the max speed your drive can burn it. Nero will allow you to only select a slower burn speed than that.
    Try a different brand of 4X media and see if that helps, make sure your burner driver is up to date. You may need some additional RAM. Are your drive(s) set to "DMA if able" in your device manager?
    Thats about all I can think of.
    Frank
     
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  3. Minion

    Minion Senior member

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    Some 4X media Just will not Burn at 4X speed in some DVD Burners, I had this same Problem untill today with my Sony DRU-500A when I updated the Firmware to 2.0g and Now I am getting 4X burn speeds...maybe there is a Firmware upgrade for your Burner...Cheers
     
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