slow cd writer

[varunbhide]

i have a sony CD-RW CRX320E which is capable of writing disks at 52x. i have a p4 2.06 ghz with win xp with sp2. recently, my writer has started writing only at 40x inspite of using max write speed. i use moser baer 52x cds to write onto. what can i do to increase write speeds? please help....

[grinning_devil]

40X is a fine enuf speed to write .. infact u shud write at lower speed than maximum allowed to have an error free CD ...

[devilhead_satish]

Even i have the same problem but as grinning_devil says 40X is more than enough. You'll be hardly saving 15-20 secs at 52X

[sagar_coolx]

Hey i also have the same writer and also faced the same problem when i had just bought it.

Very irritating

now after a lot of searching,i found out that it had a speed limiting feature called Power Burn
due to this the c.d.writer writes and reads by default at 40 x!!!!!!!
whenever u want to perform any function at 52 x,follow
the following steps.

• open the c.d. tray
• keep the eject button pressed until the l.e.d. starts blinking
• place ur c.d.
• again press the eject button to close.
• and now u r ready to burn at 52 x

to remove this feature,u can flash the firmware.But this can be dangerous.do only if u have professional help.even i have not tried flashing.
B.T.W. Happy Burning

[amitsaudy]

Hey Dude,Thanx
That was very useful info indeed.
How did you come across it?
And if thats true then why dont the rom manufacturers include this
in the manual.
I mean how is the user supposed to know?

[sagar_coolx]

Yep i was wondering the same thing at first.
but i think they were so busy in marketing their product,that the fergot about the information.
also look for a little sentence on the box that says,
[i]"Made In China"
it is not listed on the company's site.had to search for many days,across many search engines to hit the jackpot

u probably got fake cds