I just installed a Lite-On SOHW-1633S 16x (dual layer) DVD+/-RW drive. I did
a test burn of just under 1 GB of data (a backup of my most important
personal files) onto a 8x DVD+R disc. The data consisted mostly of many
small files. From start to finish (including the initial caching), the
process took over 6 minutes, which seems pretty slow to me.
Smart-Burn was enabled, but data verification was *not*. The drive's
firmware is the latest available from Lite-On (BS0K). I'm running Win XP
Home w/ SP2, a Pentium 4 2.4GHz, 512 MB RAM, and Nero Express 6.6.0.1 (the
latest update). The drive is plugged into the second UATA/100 EIDE channel
as the master (and only) device on that channel, using an 80-conductor
cable.
I've never owned DVD burner before, only CD-RW drives including several
Lite-On CD burners. Is this normal behavior for burning DVDs? It may be and
that's OK, but I just need to know.
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