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External DVD Writer can't burn ~
Name: anson91499 Date: December 29, 2008 at 05:23:28 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: Intel Centrino Product: Smasung / X10
Comment:
Before I had a Pioneer 109 DVD writer for my Desktop, but before I have to move away so I only bought my laptop with me and so I basically bring the Hardisk and the DVD drive with me from the Desktop so I can make it an external drive for my laptop. However when I connect the DVD writer thru a USB. It function very well, it can read any Disc without any problem. But whenever I try to burn something with Nero. It will stuck at one point and it just hang. Is there any problem why the writer failed to write disc? thank you very much for your time and plz help solve my problem ~
Name: OtheHill Date: December 29, 2008 at 08:06:13 Pacific
Reply:
Is the USB burner identified as a selectable drive to use in Nero? In other words does the external burner show in Nero?
What type of USB connection are you using? External enclosure or something else?
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Response Number 2
Name: anson91499 Date: December 29, 2008 at 22:53:53 Pacific
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It did shows on Nero and on WinXP. It can read any Disc basically. and it is a external enclosure. I bought an external DVD Drive case to make it run as an USB device. Somehow it just failed to burn anything at all. could it be the motherboard that it does not support to use a external burning device? Thanks you for the help. Really appreciate it ~ thanks
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Response Number 3
Name: OtheHill Date: December 29, 2008 at 22:59:38 Pacific
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If the USB controller is a USB 1.1 instead of a USB 2.0 that could be the problem.
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Response Number 4
Name: anson91499 Date: December 29, 2008 at 23:05:51 Pacific
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Then could it be any other problem because it is a USB 2.0 device? Thanks a lot ~
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Response Number 5
Name: OtheHill Date: December 29, 2008 at 23:20:40 Pacific
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Burning a disk takes bandwidth. if using a USB 1.1 port it may fail to work.
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Response Number 6
Name: anson91499 Date: December 29, 2008 at 23:40:06 Pacific
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So as long as it is USB 2.0, the writer should be able to work?
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Response Number 7
Name: OtheHill Date: December 30, 2008 at 07:56:07 Pacific
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