Can't burn over 16x with sony crx185e3 32x

[schorle]

I have sony crx185e3(32xMAX)and i can't burn a cdr over 16x.I 'm using nero 5.5.9.17 and other programs.When i insert an empty cdr the max speed goes down automatically (at nero window)at 16x although at the begining the max speed was 32x (without a blank cdr into the drive).I 've tried a lot of brands of multispeed disks.

Any help would be appreciated! thx!

Schorle

[cfitz]

Do you have DMA enabled properly?

http://www.cdrlabs.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=7625

http://www.cdrlabs.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=6645

cfitz

[schorle]

yep, everything perfect on this side....U-DMA mode 2 enabled....


Schorle

[cfitz]

What brands of discs, specifically, have you tried?

cfitz

[dhc014]

Kind of away from the subject, but does your drive have firmware version L08F?

[schorle]

@cfitz: at least 10 different brands.....I'm pretty sure that's not the problem.

@dhc014: yep, Firmware L08F! Something wrong with that version? Is there an update available? Didn't find anything


Schorle

[dhc014]

No, there's no update available. This drive is an OEM BTC as you can see at the link in my signature. It works with mtkflash and I think it may be possible to flash to the 40x BTC. There's also a 32x Memorex version of this drive. If you want to try these firmwares, let me know.

[schorle]

hmmmmmm.....maybe I'll try flashing my drive.......but I'm afraifd of damaging it, so it'll become totally useless. Is is very complicated to do the update? Is it safe?

Schorle

[dhc014]

I have never flashed the drive, but since it is compatible with mtkflash error recovery should be fairely easy.