Posted by Bernie Dwyer on 02/16/06 01:04

Helob wrote:
>
> I just bought a Liteon DVD writer SOHW-1653S bundled with a box of 10
> HP DVD+R 8X.
> I ripped a movie (single side) and use CloneDVD2 to burn the image
> using 8X speed. CloneDVD2 has no problem burning the image but
> completed DVD is not readable. Liteon writer can not even read the DVD
> as the read light come on all the time. Try another time with the
> speed reduced to 6X but still no joy.
> Tried with a Verbatim DVD+RW and was successful.
> Anyone has similar experiece with Liton SOHW-1653S & HP DVD+R?
> Did I forget to adjust something obvious?
> I would think that there should not be any compatibility problem as
> both are bundled together for sale.
> TIA

Check and update the Liteon's firmware. There are various utilities that
can tell you the firmware version (e.g. Nero). Flashing the firmware is
are fairly simple operation - just follow the instructions from the
website - www.liteonit.com

When I updated the firmware on my new drive (same model as yours) its
"maximum speed" went from 4x to 8x.

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Bernie Dwyer
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