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KFB

01-21-02, 02:09 AM

I just "overclocked" my cd burner!
By flashing the firmware on certain drives, you can increase the burn speed. I found out how and got the files and such here (http://www.cdrinfo.com/).
Now my 8x burns @ 10x!! It actually worked and cut about 2mins off my burn time. phatty.

Dissolved

01-21-02, 05:54 AM

Originally posted by Kentucky Fried Bird
I just "overclocked" my cd burner!
By flashing the firmware on certain drives, you can increase the burn speed. I found out how and got the files and such here (http://www.cdrinfo.com/).
Now my 8x burns @ 10x!! It actually worked and cut about 2mins off my burn time. phatty.

well it depends on your burner.. 90% of burners wont do this..
and theres a high chance ull fry/kill your cdrw if you try this, so be careful..

Bender

01-21-02, 12:49 PM

Kentucky Fried Bird would you like to help me starta a CD burner overclocking database. Take a look here (http://forums.overclockers.ws/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=59505)

Tebore

01-21-02, 12:54 PM

I would like to know more like what the article's called and what burner u have.

KFB

01-21-02, 02:10 PM

I have a hp Cd-Writer Plus 9110 (the 9100 series is the same, its only the bundled software that is different) and now it *is* a 9300. All I had to do was flash the ROM/firmware.
I have successfully burned at 10x using the new hp RecordNow software that I got from their website.
Bender, that sounds cool, but hasn't cdrinfo got it covered? Maybe I am lazy, (I am) but what could we do that they haven't? Let me know what you're thinking via PM and I will help if the Mods/Editors/Webmasters at OC.com are down with it.:)

Dissolved

01-21-02, 02:45 PM

anyone done it with a plextor yet?

Bender

01-21-02, 02:56 PM

It depends an what model plextor. I have even seen people turn there drives into plextor drives since the mechanis is the same. As for cdrinfo.com I don't think they really have all that much info on the subject. They do however have a great rom locator.

Resqme

01-21-02, 04:16 PM

Hey Kentucky fried bird

i went to that site looking for that firmware update. Did you download the update from hp site?

Thanks

KFB

01-21-02, 04:36 PM

no, i got the info and required files for the OC hewlett-packard cd-rw OC (http://www.cdrinfo.com/tips/hp_oc.shtml)

edit: Here is the link for all the drives they know of CD-RW OC page at cdrinfo.com (http://www.cdrinfo.com/tips/hardware_oc.shtml)

Resqme

01-21-02, 04:55 PM

Ok thanks
im going to give it a try

Dissolved

01-22-02, 05:49 AM

Originally posted by Bender
It depends an what model plextor. I have even seen people turn there drives into plextor drives since the mechanis is the same. As for cdrinfo.com I don't think they really have all that much info on the subject. They do however have a great rom locator.

well i have the 16x model... and i was thinking about trying the 24x firewire..