Lite On Cdrw

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Alright... at first it wasnt much of a problem since i only copied cds once in a while... but then one day my friend wanted me to copy him a bunch of my cds.... and it took 4 hrs to copy 15 of them... :/

my cdrom drive is connected as a slave to my cdrw...
CDROM - MSI 52x
CDRW - Liteon 52x24x52

Nero just keeps creating image files and i cant choose to burn straight into the disk... in order for me to burn i either use the windows xp (SEND TO >> E:) method or create an image w/ nero and tehn burn to alcohol... but copying a cd takes double the time since it has to create an image then burn the image...

i tried installing the lite on driver but it didnt help... any clues now...

[Livy]

to burn a straight copy at 52x wouldn't really be possible, as your cdrom may not be bale to sustain the speed, in nero there is an option called "on the fly" which is cd to cd. also somewhere there is an option tovtest the max speed capable at on the fly,

[ooo]

yea but the problem is i cant select ON THE FLY since the box is grayed out... thats been the problem i cant copy a cd straight into a blank one... i would have to save the image file into my computer first then burn it...

[Livy]

oh rite, you may have to set the burn speed lower then, as nero may not think the speeds are up to it? try the test speed thing then?
i usually prefer to copy image first.

[ooo]

i dont think your getting what im trying to do....

i just meant i cant cant a cd straight from teh cd rom drive to the cdrw drive...

n i cant copy files from hard drive into to a cd w/ out creating and image file...

those methods take double the time...


ILLUSTRATION

CDROM                  CDRW
GAME CD              BLANK CD

NERO >> COPY CD >> (IT JUST MAKES AN IMAGE FILE TO MY COMPUTER) >> (THEN IT BURNS THE IMAGE FILE)

i cant choose to copy on the fly... nor can i burn files into a cd without creating an imagefile first

[Livy]

yeah, i know you meant cd to cd, as i said try selecting a lower burn speed to see if that works? e.g slect the lower speed, then go back to on the fly and see if u can tick it then.

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im going to upload some pics to a site to make it more clear...

it goes in order --> pic1,pic2,3,4

NERO PICS (http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/bc/soulblade814/lst?.dir=/Nero&.src=ph&.order=&.view=t&.done=http%3a//f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/)

[Livy]

ah i got you now i think, u cant make any cd without making an image, nor can u do on the fly? have u any other writing software on ur computer

[ooo]

nope... now u got it :)

maybe i should get easy cd creater... but everytime i dled that it doesnt work lol.

[Livy]

have u tried it thorugh normal nero, not the express

[ooo]

yea same thing... doesnt work w/ clone cd or alcohol 120% either... it just makes an image file first...

[Livy]

probably lies in system somewhere,
maybe upgrade firmware? try turning on dma mode.
maybe aspi drivers?

[ooo]

Originally posted by Livy@29 July 2003 - 20:31
probably lies in system somewhere,
maybe upgrade firmware? try turning on dma mode.
maybe aspi drivers?
no clue what u jsut said..

[Livy]

thing you could try,
1. updating the firmware of your cd-rw, (its kinda like a bios in p.c.) check out liteon for it.
2. turn on dma mode on for your drives, assuming you have xp. goto device manager, then ide ata/atapi controllers, then open up primary ide channel, advanced settings, then the little drop down boxes, set them both to dma if available, and do the same for secondary ide channels.
3. not to sure myself. :blink:

[ooo]

umm i'll try the second one... the first one im not sure but i know its reading both drives.... since during bootup i see both drives....

[ooo]

my cdrom drive was PIO for one of them but i changed it and it seems the same....

[liquidacid]

Originally posted by Livy@ 29 July 2003 - 20:31

maybe aspi drivers?

Get the latest aspi drivers here from Adaptec (http://www.adaptec.com/worldwide/support/driverdetail.html?sess=no&language=English+US&cat=/Product/ASPI-4.70&filekey=aspi_471a2.exe).

[harrycary]

You should have your CD-ROM set as the master and your CD-R set as the slave.

It's wise to use the CD-ROM for reading all of your CDs. Use the CD-R just for burning. This saves wear and tear on the burner.

/my 2 cents

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Originally posted by liquidacid+29 July 2003 - 21:36--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (liquidacid @ 29 July 2003 - 21:36)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Livy@ 29 July 2003 - 20:31

maybe aspi drivers?

Get the latest aspi drivers here from Adaptec (http://www.adaptec.com/worldwide/support/driverdetail.html?sess=no&language=English+US&cat=/Product/ASPI-4.70&filekey=aspi_471a2.exe). [/b][/quote]
wat exactly is that?

[Livy]

its drivers for your cdrom basically i think;

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i dunt really want to install it till i know its safe since i keep over writting my system files and killing my computer.... i had to reformat my computer within 1 week of buying it lol... :/ altered some system files...

[Livy]

they are normal things, they used to come with 98 and stuff but for some reason i dont htink they were in xp, not to sure. if they are, then you&#39;ll just be updating, just same as drivers really. and its from a major company too. :)

[ooo]

alright i&#39;ll try it in a sec... :/

[ooo]

well that didnt do anything lol ..