A dvd burner question

[Soulstation1]

dvd burner info says i need Pentium® III 800 MHz

i have a HP 733 MHz Pentium III (2000-ish)

will this work for me?

i have plenty of RAM

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?sk...d=1155071062283

Edited November 3, 2006 by Soulstation1

[Claude]

That is actually not the hardware requirement for the burner but for the software that comes with it.

I don't think you'll have a problem with it, but with such an old computer, which has not only a slower CPU but also a slow hard drive, you will probably not be able to burn DVD-Rs at the highest possible speeds (8-16x). Not a big deal really, it just takes more time to burn the disc.

A year ago, I still had an Athlon 1000 with 384MB of RAM and was able to burn DVDs at 4x speed, using Nero 6 (which is better than the overloaded Nero 7 in my view). With 8x speed, there were occasional problems, so I preferred the slower and safer speed.

Edited November 3, 2006 by Claude

[Claude]

Err, I just checked the link and saw it's an external burner. Does your PC have a USB 2.0 connection? This was not standard in 2000. It will not work with USB 1.1, which is much too slow for burning DVD-Rs.

You would have to get an USB 2.0 PCI card or use an internal IDE burner.

Edited November 3, 2006 by Claude

[Soulstation1]

bought the dvd burner and now the first dvd i put in the burner is stuck

i'll have 100 questions about this dvd burner

my computer skillzzz are the worst

i've been interested in a dvd burner since rod said he burned all 3 stax sets on one dvd

[Soulstation1]

i tried ejecting the dvd burner via "my computer" route and nothing happened

also the burner doesn't even recognize that a dvd is in it

i've tried unplugging it and the usb cord and still nothing....

any clues or hints

i'm thinking of going down to bestbuy with it and see if they can help me

thanks

Edited November 6, 2006 by Soulstation1

[Soulstation1]

richard's getting pissed

i'm glad i didn't rent a dvd and put that in the burner

[rockefeller center]

bought the dvd burner and now the first dvd i put in the burner is stuck

[7/4]

i tried ejecting the dvd burner via "my computer" route and nothing happened

also the burner doesn't even recognize that a dvd is in it

i've tried unplugging it and the usb cord and still nothing....

any clues or hints

i'm thinking of going down to bestbuy with it and see if they can help me

thanks

Try poking a paper clip through that little hole in the front of the drive. That's the manual way of getting those things open.

[Soulstation1]

i tried doing that

when doing that should the burner be on or off?

the burner is upright could the damn dvd have fallen off the tray?

[rockefeller center]

Turn it off. Try again.

[Soulstation1]

ok

my RP dvd is out, i didn't push the paper clip far enough in the slot

for some reason the burner still won't open using the eject button

[Soulstation1]

i bought a seagate 160 GB EHD and it uses the 2.0 usb and i didn't have any problems

could i need a USB 2.0 PCI card for the burner?

thanks

Edited November 6, 2006 by Soulstation1

[Claude]

No, if your mainboard supports USB 2.0 it should work.

[Soulstation1]

PART NUMBER: DRX-830U

DRIVE TYPE: External DVD Multi DVD/CD Recorder

MEDIA & MODES SUPPORTED: DVD-R/-R DL/-RW, DVD+R/DVD+R DL/+RW, DVD-RAM: DVD-ROM, DVD-Video CD: CD-DA, CD-ROM (XA), CD Extra, Video CD, Photo CD*, CD Text, multi-session

READ/WRITE SPEED

Write (DVD-R) 4X CLV, 8X P-CAV, 16X CAV, 18X CAV max.** Write (DVD-R DL) 2X, 4X CLV, 6X, 8X Z-CLV max*** Write (DVD-RW) 2X, 4X CLV, 6X Z-CLV max. ** Write (DVD+R) 4X CLV, 8X P-CAV, 16X, 18X CAV max.** Write (DVD+R DL) 2.4X, 4X CLV, 6X, 8X Z-CLV max. *** Write (DVD+RW) 2.4X, 4X, CLV, 6X,8X Z-CLV max. ** Write (DVD-RAM) 5X, 6X CLV, 8X, 10X, 12X P-CAV max** Write (CD-R) 8X ~16X CLV, 24X ~ 40X P-CAV, 48X CAV max** Write (CD-RW) 4X ~ 16X CLV, 24X, 32X Z-CLV max. ** Read (DVD-ROM) 16X max. Read (CD-ROM) 48X max.

SUSTAINED DATA TRASFER RATE: 21 MB/s max. (16X DVD-ROM)

AVERAGE ACCESS TIME: 140 ms (DVD 16X) 130 ms (CD 48X)

INTERFACE: Hi-Speed USB 2.0

BURST TRANSFER RATE: 480Mbit/sec max

BUFFER MEMORY: 2MB

POWER CONSUMPTION : 3.0A max, +12V DC

DIMENSIONS (WxHxD): 2.0 X 6.5 X 9.8 inches

WEIGHT: 3.5lbs.

PACKAGE CONTENTS: external DRU-830U DVD Multi drive

NeroVision Express® 4 DVD video editing & authoring software

Nero® Express 7 CD/DVD mastering software

Nero®InCD™ 5 drive letter recording software

Nero® Showtime™ soft DVD player software

Nero™ BackitUp™ backup software

User’s Manual, stand

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:Pentium® III 800 MHz or faster (or equivalent) CPU minimum. Pentium IV 2.0GHz or faster (or equivalent) CPU is recommended for real time video authoring/editing

256MB RAM

10GB of hard disk space.

Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP Home or Professional Operating Systems

WARRANTY: One Year Limited

*Not supported with the bundled software, additional software required.

**High-speed DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW CD-RW discs required.

***Requires DVD+R DL media

[Soulstation1]

could this be a problem

i've got the burner usb plugged into the front of my computer

the seagate manual said not to plug usb into the front of computer

[Claude]

It should not be a problem, but try the rear connection anyway. It will eliminate a possible source of error (front connector not supporting USB 2.0)

[Soulstation1]

trying to figure this thing out

this burner won't play dvds/cds?

only burn them?

[7/4]

trying to figure this thing out

this burner won't play dvds/cds?

only burn them?

It should play them.

[Claude]

When you connect it to any Windows 2000/XP PC, the drive should automatically be added as DVD/CD reader that you can see as an additional drive in Windows Explorer (unless the Windows account has limited user rights), without having to install a driver or software.

When you install the CD/DVD writing software, it will be recognized as a burner.

[Soulstation1]

This burner still won't open with the eject button or via my computer....

[Claude]

Does the drive open and close when not connected to a computer (only to the mains of course)? If not it's clearly defective.

[Soulstation1]

unplugged everything and the thing still won't open

i even tried with just the power cord only

when i'd plug the usb plug back into it, it would appear via my computer

but still wouldn't eject

[Soulstation1]

exchanged dvd burner for a new one today at bestbuy

[Soulstation1]

i'm gonna attempt to burn some mp3s to a dvd

wish me luck

Edited November 9, 2006 by Soulstation1

[Claude]

Go easy with the writing speed. 4x should be maximum with such an old PC.

I don't know which writing software comes with that burner, but my recommendation goes to Nero 6 (not 7, which is too bloated with useless features).