Problem w/ Nero and burning DVDs.

[FearoftheNight]

Nec 3500a 16x burner
Ricoh 16x media

When I burn w/ nero the highest speed I can select is 4x. Any idea why this could be? I even used nero to test write speed and it gave me 21.4x. So why can't I burn at at least 16x? This is driving me crazy.

 

[Continuity28]

It is quite possible you may need to upgrade either your firmware or Nero itself (or both). New media needs support on the hardware level and software level.

 

[Nocturnal]

Yeah, try and upgrade Nero if you're not using the newest version.

 

[FearoftheNight]

My nero is version 66013 and I can't choose more than 4x. Thought this was one of the latest versions.

 

[FearoftheNight]

didn't work...anyone?

 

[BespinReactorShaft]

Any luck with other burning programs? Or maybe the Ricoh media isn't really 16x after all.

 

[FearoftheNight]

Wait. I think the newer firmware might fix it. Will test it and see.

 

[FearoftheNight]

Firmware fixed it! Thanks guys.

 

[kevinthenerd]

Originally posted by: FearoftheNight
Firmware fixed it! Thanks guys.

Cool, but just for anyone else reading this....
I had a similar problem with an older machine. It turned out that the IDE controller was just plain slow. (That wasn't my only problem. I ended up getting a whole new system. My Celeron 433 just wouldn't cut it. hehe)