Nero DriveSpeed Instruction Manual

Manual

Nero DriveSpeed

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Nero DriveSpeed

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

Table of contents

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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.

Start Successfully

To make be

1. Start …

(see…)

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.

The number at the beginning of a line indicates a prompt for action. Carry
out these actions in the order specified.

OK

[…]

Indicates an intermediate result.

Indicates a result.

Indicates text passages or buttons that appear in the program interface.
They are shown in boldface.

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 er­rors, e.g. due to small scratches on the disc surface, can be avoided.
Nero DriveSp
to achieve faster access to computer game discs.

eed also makes it possible to audibly reduce the sound level of your drive and

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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.

Launching the Program

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.

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Nero StartSmart window

3 Nero DriveSpeed window

When you have opened Nero DriveSpeed, the Nero DriveSpeed window is displayed.

Nero DriveSpeed window

Nero DriveSpeed window

The following setting options are available in the Nero DriveSpeed window:

Drop-down me­nu

Recorder

Option button

Fast

Option button

Mute

Option button

User-defined

Drop-down me­nu

Read speed

Drop-down me­nu

Spin down
time

Selects the drive for which you are using the setting and possibly wish
to accept.

Quickly accesses the inserted disk, i.e. with high Read Speed. Nero
DriveSpeed automatically finds the maximum reading speed of the opti­cal drive.

Quietly accesses the inserted disc, i.e. with low reading speed. Nero
DriveSpeed automatically finds the minimum reading speed of the opti­cal drive.

Accesses the Reading Speed of the inserted disc with the reading
speed displayed. This option button is selected by default.

Selects the reading speed of CDs or DVDs in the drive. The selectable
reading speeds depend on the respective drives.

Only ac

Selects the spin down time.

Whe
two application areas (see Working with Nero DriveSpeed).

tivated when the User-Defined option button has been selected.

n setting the spin down time, a difference must be made between

This opens/closes the drive.

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Nero DriveSpeed window

Button

Options

Button

Close

This stops playback of the loaded disc and stops the optical drive.

Opens the Nero DriveSpeed Options window.

Closes Nero DriveSpeed.

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4 Nero DriveSpeed Options window

In the Nero DriveSpeed window the behavior of Nero DriveSpeed can be defined after a
system start.

The following setting options are available:

Nero DriveSpeed Options window

Nero DriveSpeed Options window

Check box

Run at startup

Check Box

Start minimized

Check Box

Restore speed
settings at star­tup

This runs Nero DriveSpeed as soon as Windows has been started.

This opens Nero DriveSpeed in the minimized state in the tray as
soon as Windows has been started.

This restores the speed settings made when Windows is started.

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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.

Setting the speed

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

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 ma­nually. In this way you can achieve the best possible relationship between fast
data access and a comfortable noise level.

d errors or reduce the sound level of your drive, select the Mute

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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6 Technical Information

6.1 System requirements

Nero DriveSpeed is installed along with the Nero Suite. Its system requirements are the sa­me. You can find more detailed information on the system requirements under

www.nero.com

.

Technical Information

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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.

Glossary

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8 Index

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

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9 Contact

Nero DriveSpeed is a Nero AG product.

Contact

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Germany Fax: [phone]

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