i upgraded my cdrw and now nero does not detect my new cdrw? ***PROBLEM SOLVED***

[spanky]

i upgraded from a 24x lite-on to a 40x lite-on. now when i go to nero, i only see the image recorder under "choose recorder". i tried to uninstall and reinstall nero, but the cdrw is still not showing up. does anyone know how i can fix this?

 

[Budman]

You need to update nero too.

ftp://ftp.us.nero.com/Nero5590.exe

 

[Mday]

download the lastest version, install it over your current install. the lastest version 5.5.9 does support the liteon 40, and 48 as well.

 

[spanky]

oh that was too easy for u guys
ok... try this one... what is hte meaning of life?

just kidding. thanx for the quick help

 

[Furor]

how long does that take to burn a full 700mb cd? I just sold my lite-on and picked up a refurbed 36x12x48 cyberdrive from newegg(it appears to be new, oem) and my cd's seem a little slow, but I updated firmware and it's a little faster...about 3 min for a 700mb cd(including lead in/out) from about 5 min from my 16x..

on the other hand, i'm pretty impressed with the cyberdrive quality, I expected something kinda low quality low price like lite-on, but the tray is nice, sturdy and stable, and the buttons are easier to push/use than on the lite on, but it's a little louder than it..no big deal, probably because of 16x>36x

 

[spanky]

i haven't tried to burn a full cd yet, as i was messing around with the dvd i got from newegg (i got a black 16x lite-on dvd and a black 40x lite-on cdrw ). one thing i noticed on the 40x cdrw is that is ended with the letter W.... so i think tomorrow i will try to flash the firmware to 48x i probably won't make much of a difference, but its all about bragging i suppose

 

[Zugzwang152]

Well, I have a crappy 12x Creative burner atm (48x Plextor on the way!), but I hear folks bragging about 40-48x recording appraoching 2 minutes for a full 700 MB. My 12x takes just over 7 minutes

 

[RalfHutter]

Originally posted by: Zugzwang152
......... (48x Plextor on the way!), ...(

Is it available yet? Did I miss something? Did you pre-order it?



EDIT - Sorry to hijack the thread, but since his problem is solved I don't feel too guilty.

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: spankyOO7
i haven't tried to burn a full cd yet, as i was messing around with the dvd i got from newegg (i got a black 16x lite-on dvd and a black 40x lite-on cdrw ). one thing i noticed on the 40x cdrw is that is ended with the letter W.... so i think tomorrow i will try to flash the firmware to 48x i probably won't make much of a difference, but its all about bragging i suppose

I did it, and it is a nice 45 second increase

Just to say you burn cd's in the 2min range is sweeet

 

[pdo]

Originally posted by: spankyOO7
i upgraded from a 24x lite-on to a 40x lite-on. now when i go to nero, i only see the image recorder under "choose recorder". i tried to uninstall and reinstall nero, but the cdrw is still not showing up. does anyone know how i can fix this?

going from 24x to 40x? that's freakin' awesome. Usually people can go from 24x to 32x but haven't seen one that can jump speed like that.