overclocking your DVD burner

[Elrod Jericoho]

good idea? bad idea? weigh in...

 

[Ishcabittle]

How's it done?

 

[Elrod Jericoho]

You use unofficial firmware updates to make the drive go faster than spec. Many people do this, but I don't really know much about it, and apparently there's a risk of ruining the hardware.

 

[bad dog]

I say its a bad idea, just by a faster drive. If the overclocked drive burns bad disk you are losing not gaining.

we have 4 computers so if one is busy I can use another one.

 

[Conchaga]

Bad idea. It overheats the lens and can melt your burner.

 

[Colonel Kira's Left Tit]

Third-party firmware packages are dicey at best. Unless the burner is trash anyway, I wouldn't bother.

Newer, faster burners are pretty damned cheap these days.

 

[Elrod Jericoho]

Is there a risk for the rest of the machine or just the burner? b/c if it kills the burner I'll just get a new, faster one. This POS won't burn - disks at any reasonable speed...

 

[Conchaga]

Just the burner, AFAIK.