SPA_CE Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 (edited) I have it connected to my laptop and I don't have access to a direct SATA connection atm. Is it okay if I update the firmware on the dvd drive through usb? EDIT: I searched on google and on this forum but couldn't find anything relevant.. Edited March 20, 2013 by SPA_CE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Yes, there should be no problem with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPA_CE Posted March 22, 2013 Author Share Posted March 22, 2013 Thanks, updated and is running good. I have another question (didn't want to create a new thread) My drive (Lite-On iHAS524 D 8L23) has a max writing speed of 24x and the media im using is rated at 16x. It can read at 16x but I can't get it to burn over 8x on Verbatim DVD+R MCC-004-00. Could this be 'cause im using it from usb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 If it was a USB limitation, it would limit both the read AND write speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPA_CE Posted March 22, 2013 Author Share Posted March 22, 2013 So... it's not a usb problem. I didn't test burn before I updated the firmware to 8L25 and only got up to 8x with it so I downgraded back to 8L23 but with same results. Any idea on what the problem could be then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Assuming ImgBurn reports a 'Write Speed - Effective: ....' faster than 8x in the Log window (and the buffers are all at 100% during the burn), it must be something the drive is doing internally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPA_CE Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) Well I got it to burn at 16x. Had to enable Force HyperTuning and disable SmartBurn. Edited April 1, 2013 by SPA_CE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Hmmm... weird! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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