| Recently,
1-4x and 1-8x writing speed DVD+R and 1-4x writing speed
DVD+RW media started to appear on the market. These new
DVD+R/+RW
media
are
intented
for
next generation DVD+R/+RW drives.
Such media was not initially developed to be used on older
drives, which offer a maximum writing speed of 2.4x or
4x. Using the new media on these drives could
lead to read or write errors, as the drive does not correctly
recognize the 1-4x or 1-8x disc.
However, it should be possible for users of such drives
to use most of these new discs without any problems,
provided that a simple firmware
upgrade has been installed into the drive.
After the new firmware is applied, you will be able
to write to the new media at your drives maximum writing
speed of 2.4x or 4x. In this respect, the new media will
work in
the same way as the 2.4x or 4x media you were accustomed
to: there is no loss in writing performance when you
use
the new media! Of course, when the upgrade is installed
you can still use 2.4x or 4x media.
To make the upgrade procedure as straight-forward as
possible, we provide you with a convenient listing of
DVD+R/+RW drive manufacturers. Simply select your drive
manufacturer (or PC vendor) from the list shown below.
Doing so will advance you to the upgrade page on the
manufacturer's web site, where you will find additional
installation instructions and the downloadable upgrade
files.
| |
2.4x DVD+RW drive |
4x DVD+RW drive |
|
| 1-2.4x DVD+RW media |
OK (at 2.4x) |
OK (at 2.4x) |
|
| 1-4x DVD+RW media |
OK (at 2.4x)
Certain drives
may require firmware update |
OK (at 4x) |
|
| |
2.4x DVD+R drive |
4x DVD+R drive |
8x DVD+R drive |
| 1-2.4x DVD+R media |
OK (at 2.4x) |
OK (at 2.4x) |
OK (at 2.4x) |
| 1-4x DVD+R media |
OK (at 2.4x)
Certain drives
may require firmware update |
OK (at 4x) |
OK (at 4x) |
| 1-8x DVD+R media |
OK (at 2.4x)
Certain drives
may require firmware update |
OK (at 4x)
Certain drives may
require firmware update |
OK (at 8x) |
If you have additional questions, please refer to
our listing of Frequently Asked
Questions.
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