mbg-doom9
5th November 2003, 15:21
I started out with an HP210i from OfficeMax. This drive had almost 100% failure rate on "Kypermedia" disks advertised with this drive. I know these dvd+r's are junk. I then bought some HP DVD+r 2.4x and had less problems but still produced too many "coasters."
I brought the drive back to OfficeMax and exchanged it for an HP300i (mfg. date May '03). This drive showed up as 300n on my computer for some reason. I had problems getting this drive to write at 4x on Memorex DVD+r 4x disks.
I tried several fixes then finally brought the 300i back and exchanged it for a new HP300i. This one looks different than the original 300i ( the interior plastic is a different color the metal casing is different ). It showes up as 300c on my computer. This drive seems to work fine at 4x. Out of 4 burns I had one bad disk (an HP2.4 dvd+r). I use DVDxCopyExpress. I usually cut and paste the xpress files into a new folder and use Nero 6.0 Ultra to burn. On the one failure with this drive I let DVDxCopy Express use it's internal burner-probably a mistake.
Now, my HP software can not find an HP drive on my system. When I exchanged the 300i I only exchanged the drive, I kept my original documentation and software (thinking it was the same). I called HP and get this - they are not only going to send me updated software but also another drive. When I asked why another drive (since I think my current 300i is ok) the tech. said it was to make sure I had the correct drive & software.
What's up with the HP300i's??????
I brought the drive back to OfficeMax and exchanged it for an HP300i (mfg. date May '03). This drive showed up as 300n on my computer for some reason. I had problems getting this drive to write at 4x on Memorex DVD+r 4x disks.
I tried several fixes then finally brought the 300i back and exchanged it for a new HP300i. This one looks different than the original 300i ( the interior plastic is a different color the metal casing is different ). It showes up as 300c on my computer. This drive seems to work fine at 4x. Out of 4 burns I had one bad disk (an HP2.4 dvd+r). I use DVDxCopyExpress. I usually cut and paste the xpress files into a new folder and use Nero 6.0 Ultra to burn. On the one failure with this drive I let DVDxCopy Express use it's internal burner-probably a mistake.
Now, my HP software can not find an HP drive on my system. When I exchanged the 300i I only exchanged the drive, I kept my original documentation and software (thinking it was the same). I called HP and get this - they are not only going to send me updated software but also another drive. When I asked why another drive (since I think my current 300i is ok) the tech. said it was to make sure I had the correct drive & software.
What's up with the HP300i's??????