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Will a DVD Work?

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nileshgr
nileshgr Original post #1
Nov 18, 2006 at 6:00 PM
Will a DVD or Dual Layer DVD Writer work on a computer with Pentum 3 500Mhz, 256MB RAM and OS Windows XP?
:?:
varkey
varkey #2
Nov 18, 2006 at 7:22 PM
yes it will work. i was using it in an almost similar setup.
gauravakaasid
Nov 18, 2006 at 7:30 PM
guess ull b needin an upgrade dude......ull b beter off with a 512mb ram n a faster processor
varkey
varkey #4
Nov 18, 2006 at 8:50 PM
it will be bit slow in burning thts all. in my old machine took abt 11-12 min to burn a full dvd and now in the new mchine it takes only abt 6-7 min.

but anyway it shud work
Third Eye
Nov 18, 2006 at 8:56 PM
nilesh.3892 said:
Will a DVD or Dual Layer DVD Writer work on a computer with Pentum 3 500Mhz, 256MB RAM and OS Windows XP?
:?:

Yeah you can run it without any problem.
assasin
assasin #6
Nov 18, 2006 at 9:13 PM
It'll run ok untill u think bout multitasking while writing a DVD.
wizrulz
wizrulz #7
Nov 18, 2006 at 10:39 PM
if time not issue while burning DVD's it should do fine..but then do not try to compare times with other ;)
Lucky_star
Nov 19, 2006 at 10:40 AM
Just before clicking the burn button, bring up the task manager, goto processes and shut down all those programs like anivirus, media players, utilities which are eating up the memory, and all those tasks which reside in the system tray. At the end shutdown explorer too. Then, go on to write your DVD. It should go fine by now. While writing leave the computer idle.


In my old system, I used to startup in safe mode when writing a DVD:)
V
vinyas #9
Nov 19, 2006 at 12:18 PM
Lucky_star said:
Just before clicking the burn button, bring up the task manager, goto processes and shut down all those programs like anivirus, media players, utilities which are eating up the memory, and all those tasks which reside in the system tray. At the end shutdown explorer too. Then, go on to write your DVD. It should go fine by now. While writing leave the computer idle.


In my old system, I used to startup in safe mode when writing a DVD:)

Totally Agree with u... Give the MAX system Resources To the Burning ... Best If u could all To it ..

Also Burn @ Slowest speed Possible ... Thats the key to Not to get a Coaster on a Slow system
nileshgr
nileshgr #10
Nov 20, 2006 at 9:45 PM
Hey! Vinyas, I don't have a DVD Writer.

Don't give me suggestions to how to burn DVD(s) because I was just planning to purchase one. I think ur suggesstions will work bcause I have tried it with Handycam