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    5920 Burning DL dvds

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by misteroy, Sep 4, 2008.

  1. misteroy

    misteroy Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey guys,

    need some help.
    Cant seem to burn 8.5gb DL dvds with the aspire.
    Im using nero 8.
    media is fortis dvd+r which considered good according to this
    Does the 5920 burner support DL? maybe only DVD-R ?
    maybe a Firmware update ?

    thanks.
     
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  2. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    You've got nero right ?
    Go into tools and run InfoTool or download it from here....
    Check the model of the ODD, its firmware and what write features it supports....
     
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    misteroy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Nero info tool says its a Slimtype DVD A DS8A1P
    supports -R DL and +R DL
    Firmware version is CA11

    any suggestions?
     
    misteroy, Sep 5, 2008
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  4. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    What ODD module name is shown in the Device Manager > DVD/CD-ROM Drives ?
     
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    Well the same - Slimtype DVD A DS8A1P ATA Device
     
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    It could be a problem with nero.
    If you are writing a Data DL DVD, write it to an image file (.iso) in Nero.
    Download MagicISO, and write the ISO file on to a DL DVD. See if it is possible.
     
    Andy, Sep 5, 2008
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    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

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    check this link for some other info about your drive and dual layer disks,,

    you will want to check out that link, and buy something like TDK media,, i tend to use SONY blank DVDs because they work good and are cheap... i've never had a bad burn.. those disks you are using are good disks, but they are not as "MARKETED" as a TDK or SONY.... unfortunately most ODD firmware supports major brand DVDs a lot sooner, so i would try a common brandname dvd that you can buy at the local wal-mart.
     
    bigozone, Sep 5, 2008
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