problem copying cds on dvd burner drive

oso_fast

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• Aug 17, 2004

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I recently built a comp for a friend and i am having problems when i copy cds...its very slow...i use nero express and during buring times my buffer thing on the bottom keeps falctating...the dvd burner is the liteon sohw 832s and the source drive is a dvd rom...could anyone help me?

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bchur83

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• Aug 17, 2004

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What speed are you burning at? Are you burning on-the-fly? Are you doing anything else while it is burning (Browsing the web, etc)?

 

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Remember, CD's burn at up to 52x while the fastest DVD burner is only 16x (I believe the current ones that are in the market are only 12x). If you are copying CD's on a DVD burner, I think it's also limited to about 16x. I know my DVD burner only burns at 12x CD and 4x DVD, but it's an older unit.

Unless, I misunderstood your question.

 

FireMogle

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• Aug 17, 2004

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Are they both on the same channel? I havent done much with burners in a while but I think that may cause problems.

 

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ok its not just when copying cds its also when i make a image of a cd then when i burn the image it goes slow and the buffer thing keeps jumping...on the box of the liteon (dvd burner/cd burner) it says it can burn cds at 40x

oh btw when i was copying i was copying on the fly

 

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• Aug 19, 2004

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What speed is the HD you put in this system? 7200rpm or 5200 rpm?
My 7200rpm drive recently died and had to revert back to my old 5200rpm
drive and I noticed my buffer jumps up and down alot. And also as suggested earlier putting the 2 disc drives on seperate IDE channels might help.