Toshiba SD-R5112 4x burn at 1x always! please help me.....

[shlomiassaf]

Hi , 2 days ago i bought the Toshiba SD-R5112 DVD-RW (4x)

and i also bought a set of 10 LG DVD-R`s (code: LGE04)

I tried burning with Nero 6.0.0.15 and 5.5.10.50 and both show me
i can burn at 4x (means DVD-R is verifyd as 4x) and also at 2x.

when i send to BURN it shows Time Remaining: 15 min`s, that means NERO thinks were burning at x4! but its x1!! 53 mins per DVD.
even when i try at x2 it says Time Remain 30 mins but burn at 53 mins.
as i said this happend`s at Nero 6 and 5!
i tried Updating the ASPI drivers and still no luck!
i saw at the DVD media page that someone has managed to burn with those LG`s (i`v matched all coded with DVDInfo and its the same Media) at x2 tough but i cant even at x2!

I realy dont know what is the problem, do you think the Drive is fucked up and i should return it to the store?

Please help me here... im lost.

Thanks.

[shlomiassaf]

Anyone? please... something?

a hint, tip, clue or direction to anything that might help....

[louthewiz]

You got a bad batch of media it seems there are alot of swindlers out there that claim to sell you media at 4x and its actually something different ,you get what you pay for buy good media... 8)

[shlomiassaf]

I have stated that i bought a LG x4 DVD...

I`m assuming that LG is a good brand..

[Pytkin]

I had bought Toshiba SD 5112 a 3 weeks ago .. I tested lot of 4x medias .. Gigamaster, Princo, Fortis ... Every 4x media i burned in 60 minutes (1x) .. Today I bought Sony 4x .. It burned at 30 minutes (2x) .. Its better than 1x .. But im not satisfied .. I thing 4x burner must burn at 4x speed .. But I dont know , what media I need , to 4x burning ..

[allaboutduncan]

Media type might be your problem

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These media are fully approved for the use in SD-R5112:
(DVD-R Media):
Taiyo-Yuden
TDK
Mitsubishi Chemical
Hitachi Maxell
Fuji-Film
PVC (Pioneer)
Ritek
Panasonic
Mitsui Chemical
Sony
CMC
These cover almost all brandnames for DVD-R media,
all other media are burned with 1x for safety reasons.
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Try Ritek. It's my media of choice and always burns well.

[Gazorgan]

If it's stuck in PIO mode then about 1x-2x is about all it can do.

Go pay the $4 for a single DVDRW and see if it will burn at 2x/2.4x . I'ts a start. If your software can't ID the media, it goes with a 1x burn. If it doesnt' know what to do with the media ID, it defaults.

Any chance of finding real Ritek G04's locally in your area.