8x writing on nec 2500 - Club CDFreaks

mushka · 04-11-2004

I have a NEC 2500 and when I try a burn a Prodisc 8X DVD-R disc, it only writes at 4x. I'm using Nero 5.5.10.56, and fw is at 1.06. Before I upgrade Nero I wanted to make sure this was the problem.

I have been using DVDXCOPY for backups at 4x quite successfully for over a year, but with the price of 8x media, I would like to start writing at 8x. I'm also using ULEAD VideoStudio 7 to create home movies, and this is also limited to 4x.

Is my problem the SW or the FW?

Running WinXp SP2.

Stargate64 · 04-11-2004

1st of all, welcome in the family

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2nd, just do a search for "herrie" and "107b5" firmware; download it, unzip, apply: you're done! 8x on almost media in the market!

mushka · 04-11-2004

So Nero 5.5.11 supports 8x writing to the nec 2500?

*vdk_au* · 04-11-2004

i thought nec 2500 came out after nero 5.5.11??
Just upgrade to the latests if possible

mushka · 04-11-2004

Yes, the nec 2500 did come out after nero 5.5.11. If upgrading to nero 6 would work, I think I would prefer to do this than risk a fw upgrade if it isn't necessay. I believe the nec 2500 was advertized that it supported 8x write.

I just wasn't sure where the dependancy was.

Thanks for all the advise.

*bigmike7* · 04-11-2004

Yo-

Prodisc 8x -R's burned at 8x in my old 2500 and 2510's

However have also been using Nero 6 Ultra for some time now-

Make sure that the firmware is up to date-

Mike

BenCarl · 06-11-2004

Nero is not controlling you write speed, the firmware is. Nero can only write at speeds that are supported by the FW, both regarding low and high writing speeds.

The reason to upgrade Nero should be to get a version that recognizes the NEC 2500A and thus produces more reliable results.

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mushka New on Forum Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3	8x writing on nec 2500 <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> I have a NEC 2500 and when I try a burn a Prodisc 8X DVD-R disc, it only writes at 4x. I'm using Nero 5.5.10.56, and fw is at 1.06. Before I upgrade Nero I wanted to make sure this was the problem. I have been using DVDXCOPY for backups at 4x quite successfully for over a year, but with the price of 8x media, I would like to start writing at 8x. I'm also using ULEAD VideoStudio 7 to create home movies, and this is also limited to 4x. Is my problem the SW or the FW? Running WinXp SP2.

04-11-2004	#2 (permalink)
Stargate64 CD Freaks Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 154	Re: 8x writing on nec 2500 1st of all, welcome in the family . 2nd, just do a search for "herrie" and "107b5" firmware; download it, unzip, apply: you're done! 8x on almost media in the market!

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mushka New on Forum Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3	Re: 8x writing on nec 2500 So Nero 5.5.11 supports 8x writing to the nec 2500?

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vdk_au CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: hEaven!!! Posts: 737	Re: 8x writing on nec 2500 i thought nec 2500 came out after nero 5.5.11?? Just upgrade to the latests if possible

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mushka New on Forum Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3	Re: 8x writing on nec 2500 Yes, the nec 2500 did come out after nero 5.5.11. If upgrading to nero 6 would work, I think I would prefer to do this than risk a fw upgrade if it isn't necessay. I believe the nec 2500 was advertized that it supported 8x write. I just wasn't sure where the dependancy was. Thanks for all the advise.

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bigmike7 CDFreaks Resident Old Fart Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Lurking In The Back Of Your Mind Posts: 5,975	Re: 8x writing on nec 2500 Yo- Prodisc 8x -R's burned at 8x in my old 2500 and 2510's However have also been using Nero 6 Ultra for some time now- Make sure that the firmware is up to date- Mike __________________ Mike Brayden & Lil Burnits Proud Cyber GranPa - 'CERCA, TROVA' - 'NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM' Be Kind To Older Folks - They Are A Reflection Of Yourself In The Future-eh!!! Work Computer= QuadCore Q6600 /4gb OCZ PC2 6400 DDR2 SDRAM /XP Pro-sp3 /(2) Seagate 500 gb HDD's /OCZ 600 watt psu /Optiarc 7200A w/v1.06 fw as Primary/Burner /LiteOn 20A4H w/vQP57 fw as Primary/Reader/Ripper/Disc Quality Testing /nVidia 7050Graphics /Acer 22" LCD /Nero 6.6 /DVDFab Gold Burning Computer = AMD Opteron 180 /2gb G. Skill PC3200 DDR SDRAM /XP Home-sp3 /(2) 250gb Seagate SATA Hard Drives /Coolmax CUG-700 watt psu /Samsung 202G /LiteOn 20A4P /Pioneer 115D /BenQ 1640 x/flashed to EW 164B /Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 3850 w/512mb GDDR3/256 bit videocard /LCD ViewSonic 20.1" LCD /Nero 6.6 /DVDFab Gold On The Shelf: (2) LiteOn SHM-160P6S as backup, BenQ 1640, LG 4167, Liteon 1693, AOpen 1648/aap-pro

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BenCarl CD Freaks Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Southern Sweden Posts: 194	Re: 8x writing on nec 2500 Nero is not controlling you write speed, the firmware is. Nero can only write at speeds that are supported by the FW, both regarding low and high writing speeds. The reason to upgrade Nero should be to get a version that recognizes the NEC 2500A and thus produces more reliable results.

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