Anyone know where I can get a good cheap black-faced model? The least expensive one on pricewatch is currently $46 shipped. It's a little more than I want to pay for something I need to get to complete a trade for a black-faced DVD+R/RW...
I got one of these and it works great once I got the software updated and my hardware settings set correctly.
I also recommend going to the optorite website and getting the latest firmware flash.
Smoking hot deal!
I also recommend going to the optorite website and getting the latest firmware flash.
Smoking hot deal!
what are the settings? i mean what other drives are on the chain? on the other? master or slave? cable select? pre-built, oem, home-made system?
would like to help if i can
both of these are good sites for help
cdrlabs
and
cdrinfo
there may be some particular issues with optorite burners that perusing the forums might alleviate
good luck!
and cdrfaq and cdfreaks have good trouble-shooting tasks also
would like to help if i can
both of these are good sites for help
cdrlabs
and
cdrinfo
there may be some particular issues with optorite burners that perusing the forums might alleviate
good luck!
and cdrfaq and cdfreaks have good trouble-shooting tasks also
Thanks for the offer unclebud, but I build a lot of systems and there are no conflicts. I know I got a bum unit. In fact, as late in the day as I found it, I believe somebody else bought this unit and brought it back only to have it reshrinkwrapped by Best Buy.
It wouldn't surprise me even a little bit but I don't blame Digital Research or Optorite, only Best Buy!
It wouldn't surprise me even a little bit but I don't blame Digital Research or Optorite, only Best Buy!
ScrapSilicon
Lifer
- Apr 14, 2001
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actually these drives can be picky about settings..can even cause XP to drop DMA to PIO ..might want to check in your DevManager and make sure your Secondary is still UDMA 2 ..gl..and yes could be a bum drive..Originally posted by: Crazyfool
Thanks for the offer unclebud, but I build a lot of systems and there are no conflicts. I know I got a bum unit. In fact, as late in the day as I found it, I believe somebody else bought this unit and brought it back only to have it reshrinkwrapped by Best Buy.
It wouldn't surprise me even a little bit but I don't blame Digital Research or Optorite, only Best Buy!
Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon
actually these drives can be picky about settings..can even cause XP to drop DMA to PIO ..might want to check in your DevManager and make sure your Secondary is still UDMA 2 ..gl..and yes could be a bum drive..Originally posted by: Crazyfool
Thanks for the offer unclebud, but I build a lot of systems and there are no conflicts. I know I got a bum unit. In fact, as late in the day as I found it, I believe somebody else bought this unit and brought it back only to have it reshrinkwrapped by Best Buy.
It wouldn't surprise me even a little bit but I don't blame Digital Research or Optorite, only Best Buy!
Thanks, I'll give that a try. I don't claim to know everything. I will report back.
Edit: I finally got it running at full speed! It was the DMA setting that was holding me back.
Great deal for $10. Burning a CD at 40x+ as I type this!
Ive known a few peopel who have access to shrinkwrappers to rewrap stuff so as not to get nailed with a 15% fee like crapusa does,.. doe sBB do that as well?
Okay, I first burn was like 9 minutes creating the image and an 8 minute burn for a 650meg data disk.
went back and checked bios, no settings for dma or pio mode so went back to os and specified dma.
Second time was like 4 minutes makin the image and 4 minutes(+-)burning the disk, made 2 copies, one one verbatim, one on memorex. Although the media was 48x it said it could only burn at 32x on the media, but you cant burn 650 megs in a little over 4 minutes, including lead out can you? I think it reports the speed wrong.
I think if all of the drives are like this they are worth the 20 bux, Im not counting on the MIR from digital research.
Its a hot deal mebbe
went back and checked bios, no settings for dma or pio mode so went back to os and specified dma.
Second time was like 4 minutes makin the image and 4 minutes(+-)burning the disk, made 2 copies, one one verbatim, one on memorex. Although the media was 48x it said it could only burn at 32x on the media, but you cant burn 650 megs in a little over 4 minutes, including lead out can you? I think it reports the speed wrong.
I think if all of the drives are like this they are worth the 20 bux, Im not counting on the MIR from digital research.
Its a hot deal mebbe
MustangSVT
Lifer
- Oct 7, 2000
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i dont have problem with my old 24x digital research drive.. except.
1. randomly it sets itself to pio2 and wont go back to udma2 unless i remove the drives and controller and restart (i have xp) maybe once few months.
2. if I leave a cd inside the cdrw drive (i have sec master dvd drive and cdrw as sec slave) it freezes computer for 30 seconds(about)radomly.
3. there is virtually no support nor firmware upgrade, this was NOT a lite-on drive.
4.one i have is NOT overburn supported.
but besides those problems are not so bad, when i burn cds , it only takes 3.5 minutes
1. randomly it sets itself to pio2 and wont go back to udma2 unless i remove the drives and controller and restart (i have xp) maybe once few months.
2. if I leave a cd inside the cdrw drive (i have sec master dvd drive and cdrw as sec slave) it freezes computer for 30 seconds(about)radomly.
3. there is virtually no support nor firmware upgrade, this was NOT a lite-on drive.
4.one i have is NOT overburn supported.
but besides those problems are not so bad, when i burn cds , it only takes 3.5 minutes
read somewhere it can be flashed with a different brands bios, ill post a link as soon as i find it
Stopped by my local BB today after work, to pick one of these up, and found out they were out of stock. Luckily, the sales associate printed me up a raincheck for this drive.
Now to wait until next week to see about getting back there to pick up the drive, and have them pricematch the drive to it's after-rebate price, so I don't have to send 'em in!! LMAO ;D
Now to wait until next week to see about getting back there to pick up the drive, and have them pricematch the drive to it's after-rebate price, so I don't have to send 'em in!! LMAO ;D
stopped by late tonight cuz I wanted to upgrade from my ancient 8x, and thought what the heck.
BB was out of stock when I walked in, but it turned out they had some left in the back, and when I got home, 52x with the little message in box, so I guess theres still some left in the batch.
The warranty card says that its covered by IOMagic, if that means its an IOMagic are they all "Optorites"?
BB was out of stock when I walked in, but it turned out they had some left in the back, and when I got home, 52x with the little message in box, so I guess theres still some left in the batch.
The warranty card says that its covered by IOMagic, if that means its an IOMagic are they all "Optorites"?
I've gone against my own advice and bought the drive myself.
Like some of the others I was fortunate and got a 52x. If you're still hesitating, don't do so for long because there's only a few left. At my store, there was one box.
Good luck, and happy burnin'
Like some of the others I was fortunate and got a 52x. If you're still hesitating, don't do so for long because there's only a few left. At my store, there was one box.
Good luck, and happy burnin'
i got the 52x as well, but i cannot figure out what brand this is... the odd part is that i was looking to upgrade firmware and nero says this has firmware revision: S024... none of those manufacturers use that designation. any help?
Update: the drive i got was a BTC BCE5224IM drive. i just flashed it, lets see how that goes.
Update: the drive i got was a BTC BCE5224IM drive. i just flashed it, lets see how that goes.
ok, i flashed the drive, and the firmware upgraded itself to OO1H. before this, the top speed displayed by nero to burn at was 32x. after the flash, it was shown as 52x. first thing i noticed was that now when i hit the open button, it wouldnt open normally. i had to hit it 3 or 4 times rapidly for it to open.
when i put in a cdr and tried to burn, i got a "insert medium into recorder" message. i figured maybe that this was because of slow media, so i discarded that and tried again at 40x and 24x. it worked neither of the times. so, when i tried to eject the medium, it refused to. when i hit the button 3 or 4 times rapidly again, it started producing this wierd vibration and wouldnt eject it. i had to use a paperclip to forcibly eject it. then i tried to read a normal cd with pictures on it. it wouldnt read it. had to forcibly eject this as well.
moral of the story: dont flash this drive...
maybe i just had a bum drive, i'm going to best buy tomorrow to get another one. we shall see.
meanmeosh
when i put in a cdr and tried to burn, i got a "insert medium into recorder" message. i figured maybe that this was because of slow media, so i discarded that and tried again at 40x and 24x. it worked neither of the times. so, when i tried to eject the medium, it refused to. when i hit the button 3 or 4 times rapidly again, it started producing this wierd vibration and wouldnt eject it. i had to use a paperclip to forcibly eject it. then i tried to read a normal cd with pictures on it. it wouldnt read it. had to forcibly eject this as well.
moral of the story: dont flash this drive...
maybe i just had a bum drive, i'm going to best buy tomorrow to get another one. we shall see.
meanmeosh
Mine came with a I/O Magic warranty card. Model on the drive is: 5224P which is similar to the 522452 model on the I/O Magic site. Seeing as the free upgrade is a 52x24x52 I'm thinking it's an I/O Magic drive.
On the digital research website (dr-tech.com) under the faq for their CDRWs at the bottom it says
Which I take to mean that they are just selling rebadged IO magic drives now (even tho it could be manufactured by BTC). Just match up the speed with the corresponding IO magic drive.
Speaking of which, CDRWin wont recognize the burner and there are no drivers except for the default windows ones, does anyone know how to get around that, or am I just out of luck for CDRWin?
Which I take to mean that they are just selling rebadged IO magic drives now (even tho it could be manufactured by BTC). Just match up the speed with the corresponding IO magic drive.
Speaking of which, CDRWin wont recognize the burner and there are no drivers except for the default windows ones, does anyone know how to get around that, or am I just out of luck for CDRWin?
there were 3 left at the westwood store, when i was just browsing. i got the 52x so i guess i'm lucky.
they had a 40x tdk at that store for $18 no rebates , but it was on clearance and out of stock.
they had a 40x tdk at that store for $18 no rebates , but it was on clearance and out of stock.
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