CDRW Unable To Read Burn Speed

[rwinegar]

Strange problem. I am running WIN XP with a Lite-On 24X CDRW drive. I have had this computer and burner for exactly one year. During this period of time I have used more than a dozen brands of media with no problem. Recently I purchased 100 Sony Supremas 40X CRD's. My burner recognizes them as 16X only. I have tried 5 CDR's from this stack and the result is always the same. My friends computer using a Plextor 48X burner properly recognizes these CDR's as 40X.

What's going on? Is the problem in the CDR's or my burner? Has anyone else ever encountered a similar problem with a burner that fails to properly read burn speeds?

Thanks for your help.

[104456]

Could be a firmware read error on the drive you might try looking up the manufacturer to see if an update has been issued.

[kallikru]

In my humble experience this is pretty normal. Somedrives like this type of CDs better - some like that type better. In my own case I have a stack of Mr.Platinum CDs - half of them bought as single CDs in paper sleeve and the other half on a spindle - other than that they are exactly the same. But my Plextor drive simple doesn't like the spindle CDs - sometimes won't recognize them at all. With the paper sleeve CDs no problem.

Another brand (BestMedia) wasn't recognized by my old HP burner - they work perfectly in the Plextor drive.

I guess it's just one of computer-nature's freaks....

[rwinegar]

I believe Kallikru is correct. I traded those Sony CDR's with a friend for some unbranded generic CDR's in a spindle marked "Jensen". They are 32X and my 24X burner correctly detects them as 24X. I guess I just need to avoid Sony CDR's.

Thanks everyone for your replies.