Problem With DVD Writer HP DVD840y External

For some reason..I can only get it to burn on 4x speed...Im using windowsxp
sp2 and Nero 7...It didnt come with any software other than nero 6 oem and
even that one only let me burn at 4x speed...how do i make it burn
faster..its capable of 16x speed..TIA

What sort of system is the drive attached to? The external connection is USB
2.0?

USB 1.1 will definitely slow down the burn rate. A slow CPU will, too.

.... Ben Myers

On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 05:46:56 GMT, "Bernie" <> wrote:

>For some reason..I can only get it to burn on 4x speed...Im using windowsxp
>sp2 and Nero 7...It didnt come with any software other than nero 6 oem and
>even that one only let me burn at 4x speed...how do i make it burn
>faster..its capable of 16x speed..TIA
>

its a HP 9705w-b usb 2.0 i believe 2.9ghz celeron processor
"Ben Myers" <> wrote in message
news:...
> What sort of system is the drive attached to? The external connection is
> USB
> 2.0?
>
> USB 1.1 will definitely slow down the burn rate. A slow CPU will, too.
>
> ... Ben Myers
>
> On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 05:46:56 GMT, "Bernie" <> wrote:
>
>>For some reason..I can only get it to burn on 4x speed...Im using
>>windowsxp
>>sp2 and Nero 7...It didnt come with any software other than nero 6 oem and
>>even that one only let me burn at 4x speed...how do i make it burn
>>faster..its capable of 16x speed..TIA
>>

IIRC, Nero does some sort of speed calibration to make sure that it won't burn a
bunch of coasters. It would seem that USB 2.0 and a 2.9GHz Celeron would
support faster than 4x. Maybe USB 2.0 is still too slow to sustain anything
faster.

It would be nice to have a comparative test of the same drive mounted inside the
chassis on an IDE channel with an 80-filament Ultra IDE cable... Ben Myers

On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:57:52 GMT, "Bernie" <> wrote:

>its a HP 9705w-b usb 2.0 i believe 2.9ghz celeron processor
>"Ben Myers" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> What sort of system is the drive attached to? The external connection is
>> USB
>> 2.0?
>>
>> USB 1.1 will definitely slow down the burn rate. A slow CPU will, too.
>>
>> ... Ben Myers
>>
>> On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 05:46:56 GMT, "Bernie" <> wrote:
>>
>>>For some reason..I can only get it to burn on 4x speed...Im using
>>>windowsxp
>>>sp2 and Nero 7...It didnt come with any software other than nero 6 oem and
>>>even that one only let me burn at 4x speed...how do i make it burn
>>>faster..its capable of 16x speed..TIA
>>>
>

On Feb 25, 8:32 pm, Ben Myers <ben_myers_spam_me_...@charter.net>
wrote:
> IIRC, Nero does some sort of speed calibration to make sure that it won'tburn a
> bunch of coasters. It would seem that USB 2.0 and a 2.9GHz Celeron would
> support faster than 4x. Maybe USB 2.0 is still too slow to sustain anything
> faster.
>
> It would be nice to have a comparative test of the same drive mounted inside the
> chassis on an IDE channel with an 80-filament Ultra IDE cable... Ben Myers
>
>
>
> On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:57:52 GMT, "Bernie" <BSykes2...@verizon.net> wrote:
> >its a HP 9705w-b usb 2.0 i believe 2.9ghz celeron processor
> >"Ben Myers" <ben_myers_spam_me_...@charter.net> wrote in message
> >news:.. .
> >> What sort of system is the drive attached to? The external connection is
> >> USB
> >> 2.0?
>
> >> USB 1.1 will definitely slow down the burn rate. A slow CPU will, too.
>
> >> ... Ben Myers
>
> >> On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 05:46:56 GMT, "Bernie" <BSykes2...@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> >>>For some reason..I can only get it to burn on 4x speed...Im using
> >>>windowsxp
> >>>sp2 and Nero 7...It didnt come with any software other than nero 6 oemand
> >>>even that one only let me burn at 4x speed...how do i make it burn
> >>>faster..its capable of 16x speed..TIA- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

or maybe the blank dvd´s you are using have a 4x limit....long shot,
but you never know.

<SNIP>

Good point. Embedded in the header record on a blank CD or DVD is information
indicating the maximum burning speed possible. Some software interrogates this
information before burning, then adjusts burn rate if necessary. Other
software does not, and burns faster on a blank rated for a slower max speed.

I use 8x-rated CD blanks all the time on systems with faster CD burners, but the
software I use either does not read the burn rate from the CD or it ignores it.
As a result, the CD burner burns a lot faster than 8x, without any problems.

..... Ben Myers

>or maybe the blank dvd´s you are using have a 4x limit....long shot,
>but you never know.
>

I erred somewhat. The header of a blank CD or DVD contains the info about the
maximum burn speed for which the manufacturer has designed and tested it. One
can still burn CDs at a faster rate, but don't complain to the manufacturer is
the result is either a coaster or a partially unreadable CD/DVD... Ben Myers


On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:26:22 -0500, Ben Myers
<> wrote:

><SNIP>
>
>Good point. Embedded in the header record on a blank CD or DVD is information
>indicating the maximum burning speed possible. Some software interrogates this
>information before burning, then adjusts burn rate if necessary. Other
>software does not, and burns faster on a blank rated for a slower max speed.
>
>I use 8x-rated CD blanks all the time on systems with faster CD burners, but the
>software I use either does not read the burn rate from the CD or it ignores it.
>As a result, the CD burner burns a lot faster than 8x, without any problems.
>
>.... Ben Myers
>
>>or maybe the blank dvd´s you are using have a 4x limit....long shot,
>>but you never know.
>>

On Mar 7, 12:44 am, Ben Myers <ben_myers_spam_me_...@charter.net>
wrote:
> I erred somewhat. The header of a blank CD or DVD contains the info about the
> maximum burn speed for which the manufacturer has designed and tested it.One
> can still burn CDs at a faster rate, but don't complain to the manufacturer is
> the result is either a coaster or a partially unreadable CD/DVD... Ben Myers
>
> On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:26:22 -0500, Ben Myers
>
>
>
> <ben_myers_spam_me_...@charter.net> wrote:
> ><SNIP>
>
> >Good point. Embedded in the header record on a blank CD or DVD is information
> >indicating the maximum burning speed possible. Some software interrogates this
> >information before burning, then adjusts burn rate if necessary. Other
> >software does not, and burns faster on a blank rated for a slower max speed.
>
> >I use 8x-rated CD blanks all the time on systems with faster CD burners,but the
> >software I use either does not read the burn rate from the CD or it ignores it.
> >As a result, the CD burner burns a lot faster than 8x, without any problems.
>
> >.... Ben Myers
>
> >>or maybe the blank dvd´s you are using have a 4x limit....long shot,
> >>but you never know.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I just ran into that problem last night. I was trying to use a FUJI
16x disc and it would only burn at 4x. When I put in a SONY 16x disc,
it burnt perfectly at 16x. The only thing I can come up with is the
drive is only compatible with certain types of media discs. The
problem I am having with the drive is that my computer won't recognize
it as a lightscribe drive. Anyone have any clue why this is happening?
When I got it, it worked fine, but now I can't use the lightscribe
labeling.

Did you install the Lightscribe LSS software? Without it installed no
software will recognize it is Lightscribe. You can it the most recent
version at Lightscribe.org.

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On Mar 7, 12:44 am, Ben Myers <ben_myers_spam_me_...@charter.net>
wrote:
> I erred somewhat. The header of a blank CD or DVD contains the info about
> the
> maximum burn speed for which the manufacturer has designed and tested it.
> One
> can still burn CDs at a faster rate, but don't complain to the
> manufacturer is
> the result is either a coaster or a partially unreadable CD/DVD... Ben
> Myers
>
> On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:26:22 -0500, Ben Myers
>
>
>
> <ben_myers_spam_me_...@charter.net> wrote:
> ><SNIP>
>
> >Good point. Embedded in the header record on a blank CD or DVD is
> >information
> >indicating the maximum burning speed possible. Some software
> >interrogates this
> >information before burning, then adjusts burn rate if necessary. Other
> >software does not, and burns faster on a blank rated for a slower max
> >speed.
>
> >I use 8x-rated CD blanks all the time on systems with faster CD burners,
> >but the
> >software I use either does not read the burn rate from the CD or it
> >ignores it.
> >As a result, the CD burner burns a lot faster than 8x, without any
> >problems.
>
> >.... Ben Myers
>
> >>or maybe the blank dvd´s you are using have a 4x limit....long shot,
> >>but you never know.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I just ran into that problem last night. I was trying to use a FUJI
16x disc and it would only burn at 4x. When I put in a SONY 16x disc,
it burnt perfectly at 16x. The only thing I can come up with is the
drive is only compatible with certain types of media discs. The
problem I am having with the drive is that my computer won't recognize
it as a lightscribe drive. Anyone have any clue why this is happening?
When I got it, it worked fine, but now I can't use the lightscribe
labeling.