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On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 18:18:38 -0500, George Earl
wrote: My Plextor 12/10/32A (firmware 1.04) with Nero 5.5.7.8 that have had absolutely no problems burning CD-Rs up till now are having problems with a spindle of TDK 48x that I bought. I've burned 3 coasters out of nine tries. When I went looking for other blank media to try I noticed that everything now is 48x and I'm wondering if this might be part of my problem since my Plextor is only a 12x. The Plextor firmware is up to 1.10 and Nero is up to 5.5.10.54 - is it worth updating either of these to see if they will help? Definitely update the firmware at the very least! |
On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 08:31:31 -0500, wrote:
Definitely update the firmware at the very least! Definitely? Why? Generally, if your firmware works you should leave it alone. The Plextor 12/10/32A is not like the new high speed burners that contain a table of media vs burn speed in the firmware. A firmware upgrade is not mandatory, may not fix his problem, and may introduce some other problem. To the OP. My 12/10/32A burns Fuji 48x discs fine at it's 12x speed. I have the TY Fuji's, not those from the new supplier. You would think that the TDKs would work. Try another brand if you can. Yes, I had great luck with those 48x TY Fuji's, never had even 1 coaster. I wish I had stocked up on them before they switched over to made in Taiwan. I'll look around for sales on a brand different from the TDK's (which Nero CDSpeed says are Riteks, by the way). Thanks for your input. George |
On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 11:21:32 -0500, George Earl
wrote: To the OP. My 12/10/32A burns Fuji 48x discs fine at it's 12x speed. I have the TY Fuji's, not those from the new supplier. You would think that the TDKs would work. Try another brand if you can. I forgot to ask - are you running on WinXP? Have you updated the firmware on your 12/10/32A? Thanks! George |
George Earl wrote:
My Plextor 12/10/32A (firmware 1.04) with Nero 5.5.7.8 that have had absolutely no problems burning CD-Rs up till now are having problems with a spindle of TDK 48x that I bought. I've burned 3 coasters out of nine tries. When I went looking for other blank media to try I noticed that everything now is 48x and I'm wondering if this might be part of my problem since my Plextor is only a 12x. The Plextor firmware is up to 1.10 and Nero is up to 5.5.10.54 - is it worth updating either of these to see if they will help? Media optimized for high speeds often perform poorly at lower ones. Even when you get good results, it's worth the effort to *measure* error rate to be sure you are near the optimum and that the quality is good enough. In this case, you may find that BrandX media work better for you since they often cheat on the low side of claimed speed. Remember that the drive cannot read the claims on the package; it only knows what it finds in the ATIP, by calibration and by noticing *really* big errors. Mike -- http://www.mrichter.com/ |
George Earl wrote:
My Plextor 12/10/32A (firmware 1.04) with Nero 5.5.7.8 that have had absolutely no problems burning CD-Rs up till now are having problems with a spindle of TDK 48x that I bought. I've burned 3 coasters out of nine tries. When I went looking for other blank media to try I noticed that everything now is 48x and I'm wondering if this might be part of my problem since my Plextor is only a 12x. The Plextor firmware is up to 1.10 and Nero is up to 5.5.10.54 - is it worth updating either of these to see if they will help? George Most TDK discs are now made by Ritek. Older Plextor's don't seem to like some batches of Ritek discs much so I would advise trying a different brand of disc. Recently I had a 100% success rate with one batch of Ritek discs while only a 30% success rate with a slightly newer batch. Cheers. James. |
On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 15:16:09 +0000, James Perrett
wrote: Most TDK discs are now made by Ritek. Older Plextor's don't seem to like some batches of Ritek discs much so I would advise trying a different brand of disc. Recently I had a 100% success rate with one batch of Ritek discs while only a 30% success rate with a slightly newer batch. Cheers. James. Thanks for your input. Yes, Nero CDSpeed says my TDKs are Riteks . . . guess I'll follow your lead and look for another brand . . . George |
In article , James Perrett wrote: George Earl wrote: My Plextor 12/10/32A (firmware 1.04) with Nero 5.5.7.8 that have had absolutely no problems burning CD-Rs up till now are having problems with a spindle of TDK 48x that I bought. I've burned 3 coasters out of nine tries. When I went looking for other blank media to try I noticed that everything now is 48x and I'm wondering if this might be part of my problem since my Plextor is only a 12x. The Plextor firmware is up to 1.10 and Nero is up to 5.5.10.54 - is it worth updating either of these to see if they will help? George Most TDK discs are now made by Ritek. Older Plextor's don't seem to like some batches of Ritek discs much so I would advise trying a different brand of disc. Recently I had a 100% success rate with one batch of Ritek discs while only a 30% success rate with a slightly newer batch. I have the same drive with more recent (V1.09) firmware. It has no problems writing error-free discs on the 48X TDK blanks; however, they ID as being from CMC Magnetics, not Ritek. |
On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 22:49:01 +0000 (UTC), (Mike S.)
wrote: Most TDK discs are now made by Ritek. Older Plextor's don't seem to like some batches of Ritek discs much so I would advise trying a different brand of disc. Recently I had a 100% success rate with one batch of Ritek discs while only a 30% success rate with a slightly newer batch. I have the same drive with more recent (V1.09) firmware. It has no problems writing error-free discs on the 48X TDK blanks; however, they ID as being from CMC Magnetics, not Ritek. Thanks for your response. Are you using Windows XP? Pro? Did you update the firmware yourself? Did you notice any difference in behavior afterwards? I just checked again and my TDKs also come up as Ritek . . . George |
In article , George Earl wrote: On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 22:49:01 +0000 (UTC), (Mike S.) wrote: Most TDK discs are now made by Ritek. Older Plextor's don't seem to like some batches of Ritek discs much so I would advise trying a different brand of disc. Recently I had a 100% success rate with one batch of Ritek discs while only a 30% success rate with a slightly newer batch. I have the same drive with more recent (V1.09) firmware. It has no problems writing error-free discs on the 48X TDK blanks; however, they ID as being from CMC Magnetics, not Ritek. Thanks for your response. Are you using Windows XP? Pro? Did you update the firmware yourself? Did you notice any difference in behavior afterwards? I just checked again and my TDKs also come up as Ritek . . . George: WinXP Pro, and I did the update myself. As others have expressed in this thread, though, I'm not sure that a firmware update is going to make the difference with the Ritek media. I do remember, though, that along the way various firmware updates for this drive have been for "improved write performance" with various types of media. |
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