topic slow cd/dvd writing in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.ie/t5/pcs-accessories/slow-cd-dvd-writing/m-p/64183#M60771 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>i have a Sony Vaio AR51E, running Vista HP, and it's really slow at buring CDs...it won't go over 8x even though it's rated at 24x<BR /><BR />the CDs I'm using work fine on other desktops/laptops but not on this - any suggestions?<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:17:51 GMT EddyOS 2008-06-24T16:17:51Z slow cd/dvd writing https://community.sony.ie/t5/pcs-accessories/slow-cd-dvd-writing/m-p/64183#M60771 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>i have a Sony Vaio AR51E, running Vista HP, and it's really slow at buring CDs...it won't go over 8x even though it's rated at 24x<BR /><BR />the CDs I'm using work fine on other desktops/laptops but not on this - any suggestions?<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:17:51 GMT https://community.sony.ie/t5/pcs-accessories/slow-cd-dvd-writing/m-p/64183#M60771 EddyOS 2008-06-24T16:17:51Z Re: slow cd/dvd writing https://community.sony.ie/t5/pcs-accessories/slow-cd-dvd-writing/m-p/64184#M60772 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi<BR /><BR />This is usually because<BR /><BR />1) the laser is fussy, and sees the disks as suitable to burn at 8x<BR />2) You don't have enough memory free to burn faster, so the software burns slower to save a bottleneck.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:30:25 GMT https://community.sony.ie/t5/pcs-accessories/slow-cd-dvd-writing/m-p/64184#M60772 kee-lo_ 2008-06-25T14:30:25Z