Hot-Rod Your CD-RW Drive 326
Anonymous Coward writes: "Currently almost everyone with a computer has a CD-ROM drive and also a big part of them have a CD-RW drive. But what if you want to spend less time on writing a CD-R ? You have to buy a new one, or, if you are a real geek, you just overclock it! Seems to be to good to be true ? It's not! Currently a lot of cheap manufacturers of CD-RW drives are using the same parts in their 32x,40x, and 48x drives and start to sell them at 32x, later to 40x and in end as 48x. and with a little upgrading of the firmware (totally legal) you will have a faster drive, because you remove its limits! It currently works on drives from Lite-On (who also makes drives for Memorex, TDK, Iomega, Cendyne, TraxData and Pacific digital all overclockable) And the list goes on as there are also overclock tricks for LG (32x -> 40x) and Sony drives (32x -> 48x). If you don't believe it, read all the reactions and the postings on the forums mentioned above!"
Too good to be true? (Score:5, Funny)
I can see it now... (Score:5, Funny)
An area man inadvertently set fire to his dwelling while attempting to burn Jenna's Built for Speed with his self modified CDRW drive. When asked why he modified his CD recording device he stated. "My wife was coming home...."
It wasn't new (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Too good to be true? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Firmware (Score:5, Funny)
Imagine what would happen to the world markets if you were to do this. Just sit back and watch all that nothing spread like wildfire!
AWG
Just like my opinion, my sarcasm's free! Just remember: You get what you pay for!
Re:Plextor? (Score:1, Funny)
Hardcore overclocker (Score:5, Funny)
My time at work passes real quick which is great, when I punch out the Sun is still up and everybody else is still having lunch! Trouble is apart from my watch overheating, there's another side-effect - my pay has halved. This proves that if you're twice as efficient at work you get paid half as much, uhhhhhh, yeah.
Re:no can do mister! (Score:2, Funny)
$14,400 / hr (Score:2, Funny)
At that rate, the only person this guy could be is my lawyer.
Re:Firmware (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Firmware (Score:5, Funny)
You don't have a right to be an "X" thief. These companies are selling you Xs. You paid for 32 Xs. By modifying the drive, you stole up to 16 extra Xs from the manufacturer.
If you bought a 6-cylinder Ford, would it be OK to break into the dealership and steal two more cylinders so you could have a V8? Of course not.
Xs don't just grow on trees. Stop stealing them.
If you really feel you need a bunch of Xs, you can get them in bulk from Microsoft, who sells them by the box. It really doesn't cost that much per X to stay legit.
Re:Firmware (Score:3, Funny)