topic DVD write speed on my vaio in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/dvd-write-speed-on-my-vaio/m-p/144641#M74518 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>How do I get my Sony DW-520A to write to DVD at More than 2X speed it says it can write at 8X but when I put a 8X DVD-R in it will only write at 2X speed?<BR />Please help I have searched the forum with no results.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 03 Jun 2007 12:20:07 GMT iamolyn54 2007-06-03T12:20:07Z DVD write speed on my vaio https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/dvd-write-speed-on-my-vaio/m-p/144641#M74518 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>How do I get my Sony DW-520A to write to DVD at More than 2X speed it says it can write at 8X but when I put a 8X DVD-R in it will only write at 2X speed?<BR />Please help I have searched the forum with no results.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 03 Jun 2007 12:20:07 GMT https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/dvd-write-speed-on-my-vaio/m-p/144641#M74518 iamolyn54 2007-06-03T12:20:07Z Re: DVD write speed on my vaio https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/dvd-write-speed-on-my-vaio/m-p/144643#M74519 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>What software are you using to burn your DVD's?<BR /><BR />What is your Vaio model?<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 03 Jun 2007 12:21:33 GMT https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/dvd-write-speed-on-my-vaio/m-p/144643#M74519 MattWilson 2007-06-03T12:21:33Z Re: DVD write speed on my vaio https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/dvd-write-speed-on-my-vaio/m-p/144646#M74520 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Make sure you're burning with the AC Power plugged in and using the full AC power setting.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 03 Jun 2007 16:04:39 GMT https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/dvd-write-speed-on-my-vaio/m-p/144646#M74520 kee-lo_ 2007-06-03T16:04:39Z Re: DVD write speed on my vaio https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/dvd-write-speed-on-my-vaio/m-p/144648#M74521 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The software is nero 7 but the same with roxio that came with the vaio. model no VGN-FE21M and my laptop is always pluged in and fully charged. By the way also running vista but it was the same on XP.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:28:04 GMT https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/dvd-write-speed-on-my-vaio/m-p/144648#M74521 iamolyn54 2007-06-03T18:28:04Z Re: DVD write speed on my vaio https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/dvd-write-speed-on-my-vaio/m-p/144650#M74522 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Do you know what firmware version your drive has?<BR /><BR />This information can be found through Nero but i can't for the life of me remember how!<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:35:58 GMT https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/dvd-write-speed-on-my-vaio/m-p/144650#M74522 MattWilson 2007-06-03T18:35:58Z Re: DVD write speed on my vaio https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/dvd-write-speed-on-my-vaio/m-p/144653#M74523 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><PRE __jive_macro_name="quote" class="jive_text_macro jive_macro_quote">Do you know what firmware version your drive has?<BR /><BR />This information can be found through Nero but i can't for the life of me remember how!<BR /></PRE><BR /><BR />GFS3 firmware.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 03 Jun 2007 21:27:00 GMT https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/dvd-write-speed-on-my-vaio/m-p/144653#M74523 iamolyn54 2007-06-03T21:27:00Z Re: DVD write speed on my vaio https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/dvd-write-speed-on-my-vaio/m-p/144656#M74524 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Could it just be the media that I am using?<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:26:39 GMT https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/dvd-write-speed-on-my-vaio/m-p/144656#M74524 iamolyn54 2007-06-05T17:26:39Z Re: DVD write speed on my vaio https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/dvd-write-speed-on-my-vaio/m-p/144659#M74525 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Could be, is it rated for 8x?<BR /><BR />I prefer Memorex, Sony and Verbatim, better quality disks last longer, I got some cheap disks 10 years ago and they have now corroded <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.lt/html/@8A5BDCECEE2E5AB683F2BDAA500F2036/images/smilies/035.png" alt=":slight_frown:" title=":slight_frown:" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:24:58 GMT https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/dvd-write-speed-on-my-vaio/m-p/144659#M74525 kee-lo_ 2007-06-05T18:24:58Z Re: DVD write speed on my vaio https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/dvd-write-speed-on-my-vaio/m-p/144661#M74526 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>They are Mr DVD from asda rated at 8X will buy some sony and try them.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 06 Jun 2007 21:14:31 GMT https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/dvd-write-speed-on-my-vaio/m-p/144661#M74526 iamolyn54 2007-06-06T21:14:31Z Re: DVD write speed on my vaio https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/dvd-write-speed-on-my-vaio/m-p/144663#M74527 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi ianmolyneux,<BR /><BR />I have found TDK DVD +R discs to be very reliable, I have problems in the past burning to cheaper DVD's<BR /><BR />Hopefully you will have more success with the new Sony DVD's.. <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.lt/html/@3191CA7235A406D833094BA2DD1CF2FF/images/smilies/011.png" alt=":slight_smile:" title=":slight_smile:" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 10 Jun 2007 11:15:52 GMT https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/dvd-write-speed-on-my-vaio/m-p/144663#M74527 Thalamus. 2007-06-10T11:15:52Z Re: DVD write speed on my vaio https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/dvd-write-speed-on-my-vaio/m-p/144665#M74528 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><PRE __jive_macro_name="quote" class="jive_text_macro jive_macro_quote">Hi ianmolyneux,<BR /><BR />I have found TDK DVD +R discs to be very reliable, I have problems in the past burning to cheaper DVD's<BR /><BR />Hopefully you will have more success with the new Sony DVD's.. <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.lt/html/@3191CA7235A406D833094BA2DD1CF2FF/images/smilies/011.png" alt=":slight_smile:" title=":slight_smile:" /><BR /></PRE><BR /><BR />Thanks for all the reply's I have just tested the sony disc and it worked fine at 8X. So it was the disc's after all.<BR />Ian<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 10 Jun 2007 11:46:40 GMT https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/dvd-write-speed-on-my-vaio/m-p/144665#M74528 iamolyn54 2007-06-10T11:46:40Z Re: DVD write speed on my vaio https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/dvd-write-speed-on-my-vaio/m-p/144668#M74529 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.lt/html/@4D7C97FD8435BC5F6F42C999D01DAE43/images/smilies/026.png" alt=":cool:" title=":cool:" /> Glad the different DVD disc's solved the problem.. <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.lt/html/@3191CA7235A406D833094BA2DD1CF2FF/images/smilies/011.png" alt=":slight_smile:" title=":slight_smile:" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 10 Jun 2007 17:01:37 GMT https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/dvd-write-speed-on-my-vaio/m-p/144668#M74529 Thalamus. 2007-06-10T17:01:37Z