Manual
Nero DriveSpeed
Nero DriveSpeed
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Table of contents
Nero DriveSpeed III
Table of contents
1 Start Successfully 4
1.1 About the manual 4
1.2 About Nero DriveSpeed 4
2 Launching the Program 5
3 Nero DriveSpeed window 6
4 Nero DriveSpeed Options window 8
5 Setting the speed 9
6 Technical Information 10
6.1 System requirements 10
7 Glossary 11
8 Index 12
9 Contact 13
Start Successfully
1 Start Successfully
1.1 About the manual
This manual is intended for all users who want to learn how to use Nero DriveSpeed. It is
process-based and explains how to achieve a specific objective on a step-by-step basis.
To make be
st use of this documentation, please note the following conventions:
Indicates warnings, preconditions or instructions that have to be precisely
followed.
Indicates additional information or advice.
1. Start …
The number at the beginning of a line indicates a prompt for action. Carry
out these actions in the order specified.
Indicates an intermediate result.
Indicates a result.
OK
Indicates text passages or buttons that appear in the program interface.
They are shown in boldface.
(see…)
Indicates references to other chapters. They are executed as links and are
shown in red and underlined.
[…]
Indicates keyboard shortcuts for entering commands.
1.2 About Nero DriveSpeed
With Nero DriveSpeed it is possible to manually set the reading speed and the spin down
times of an optical drive. Through the targeted reduction of the reading speed, reading er-
rors, e.g. due to small scratches on the disc surface, can be avoided.
Nero DriveSp
eed also makes it possible to audibly reduce the sound level of your drive and
to achieve faster access to computer game discs.
Nero DriveSpeed 4
Launching the Program
2 Launching the Program
To start Nero DriveSpeed via Nero StartSmart, proceed as follows:
1. Click the Nero StartSmart icon.
The Nero StartSmart window opens.
2. Click the button.
The list of Nero applications is displayed.
Nero StartSmart window
3. Select the Toolbox > Nero DriveSpeed entry in this selection list.
4. The Nero DriveSpeed window opens.
You have launched Nero DriveSpeed via Nero StartSmart.
Nero DriveSpeed 5
Nero DriveSpeed window
3 Nero DriveSpeed window
When you have opened Nero DriveSpeed, the Nero DriveSpeed window is displayed.
Nero DriveSpeed window
The following setting options are available in the Nero DriveSpeed window:
Drop-down me-
nu
Recorder
Selects the drive for which you are using the setting and possibly wish
to accept.
Option button
Fast
Quickly accesses the inserted disk, i.e. with high Read Speed. Nero
DriveSpeed automatically finds the maximum reading speed of the opti-
cal drive.
Option button
Mute
Quietly accesses the inserted disc, i.e. with low reading speed. Nero
DriveSpeed automatically finds the minimum reading speed of the opti-
cal drive.
Option button
User-defined
Accesses the Reading Speed of the inserted disc with the reading
speed displayed. This option button is selected by default.
Drop-down me-
nu
Read speed
Selects the reading speed of CDs or DVDs in the drive. The selectable
reading speeds depend on the respective drives.
Only ac
tivated when the User-Defined option button has been selected.
Drop-down me-
nu
Spin down
time
Selects the spin down time.
Whe
n setting the spin down time, a difference must be made between
two application areas (see Working with Nero DriveSpeed).
This opens/closes the drive.
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Nero DriveSpeed window
This stops playback of the loaded disc and stops the optical drive.
Button
Options
Opens the Nero DriveSpeed Options window.
Button
Close
Closes Nero DriveSpeed.
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Nero DriveSpeed Options window
4 Nero DriveSpeed Options window
In the Nero DriveSpeed window the behavior of Nero DriveSpeed can be defined after a
system start.
Nero DriveSpeed Options window
The following setting options are available:
Check box
Run at startup
This runs Nero DriveSpeed as soon as Windows has been started.
Check Box
Start minimized
This opens Nero DriveSpeed in the minimized state in the tray as
soon as Windows has been started.
Check Box
Restore speed
settings at star-
tup
This restores the speed settings made when Windows is started.
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Setting the speed
5 Setting the speed
With Nero DriveSpeed, it is possible to configure the reading speed and spin down time of
your optical drive optimally to your requirements, e.g. to correct read errors that may occur or
to ensure fast access to your data.
To do this, proce
ed as follows:
1. Insert a blank disc in the optical drive of your computer.
2. Select the required format in the Recorder drop-down menu.
The maximum and minimum reading speeds of the drive are automatically recognized by
Nero DriveSpeed and shown behind the Fast and Mute option buttons.
3. Select the desired mode with which the drive is to access the disc that has been inserted.
1. If you want to quickly access the data (e.g. with computer games), select the Fast option
button.
2. If you wish to avoid rea
d errors or reduce the sound level of your drive, select the Mute
option button.
A high reading speed can lead to the noise level of your drive also being high. If
the setting possibilities of the default reading speed in the option buttons Mute
and Fast are insufficient to achieve a satisfactory result, then the reading speed
in the drop-down menu under the option button User Defined can be set ma-
nually. In this way you can achieve the best possible relationship between fast
data access and a comfortable noise level.
4. Select the spin down time in the Switch-off Time drop-down menu.
5. If you want to define how Nero DriveSpeed behaves when the system is started, click the
Options button.
The Nero DriveSpeed Options window opens.
6. Select the desired check box in the General Settings area and click the OK button.
The Nero DriveSpeed Options window closes.
7. If you wish to save the settings in the Nero DriveSpeed start screen, click the Close button.
You have saved the settings in Nero DriveSpeed.
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Glossary
Nero DriveSpeed 11
7 Glossary
Read Speed
The read speed of a drive is a factor of the speed that the laser needs in order to read the
data on an optical storage medium, e.g. 8x or 16x speed.
Index
Nero DriveSpeed 12
8 Index
C
Conventions, manual .............................. 5
L
Launching the Program........................... 6
M
Manual, conventions ............................... 5
Mode
Fast.................................................................... 7
Mode.................................................................. 7
Mute................................................................... 7
Read speed ....................................................... 7
Spin down time .................................................. 7
User-defined ...................................................... 7
O
Options.................................................... 9
S
Speed settings ...................................... 10
System requirements ............................ 11
W
Window
Nero DriveSpeed ...............................................7
Nero DriveSpeed Options .................................. 9
Settings .............................................................. 9
Contact
9 Contact
Nero DriveSpeed is a Nero AG product.
Nero AG
Im Stoeckmaedle 13-15 Internet: www.nero.com
76307 Karlsbad Help: http://support.nero.com
Germany Fax: +49 724 892 8499
Nero Inc.
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d Blvd Suite 800 Internet: www.nero.com
Glendale, CA 91203-2335 Help: http://support.nero.com
USA Fax: (818) 956 7094
E-mail: [email protected]
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Japan 224-0003
Copyright © 2008 Nero AG and its licensors. All rights reserved.
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