Review: LiteON 24/10/40 IDE
Reviewer: Stevieb
Provided by: LiteON
Firmware: Version 5S54 and 5S0J

LiteON has earned respect in the recording industry this year. It expanded so quickly it became the number two CDRW-manufacturor and is heading as an arrow towards the number 1 spot next year…

All potential OEM custumors are standing in line to fix contracts. LiteON makes for examples CDRW-drives for Compaq, and many other PC-supplies. In no-time this company grew very aggressively due to excellent products and pricing.

Besides this the company is very innovative and is always one of the first brands to bring out new technologies. This new LiteON LTR-24102B is the answer from LiteOnIT to Plextor, Sanyo and TDK. LiteON is the first Taiwan manufacturor to introduce a 24x burner. How well this drive performs we will figure out in the following review.

Drive specifications:

24X (Zone-CLV) Record, 10X (CLV) Re-Write & 40X (CAV) Read technology.
E-IDE Interface, support all PIO, DMA, Ultra-DMA modes.
Innovated SMART-BURNÂ® technology to avoid from buffer under run Error & automatically adjust writing strategy plus running OPC to meet various CD-R/RW media burning condition.
Innovated SMART-X technology, support high speed Digital Audio Extration (DAE) & VCD data extraction
Supporting plug & play ; Emergency manual eject
Supporting Fixed Packet, Variable Packet, TAO, SAO, DAO, Raw Mode.
Read/Write all formats CD, CD-R, CD-RW Disc (up to 99 min), also conforms to Orange Book Part 2,3.
Easy-TrayÂ® design for both horizontally & vertically use
Gear-Driven tray disc-loading mechaniasm to Improve reliability & life, no any belt-loose belt-broken issue.
VASÂ® Vibration Absorber System Mechanisam to reduce vibration & noise during read & write.

Let’s take a look what’s in the package…

What will you get ?

52 Comments

guest: Posts: 15288; Posted on: 08 Dec 01 06:47

AnOrO: Posts: 225; Posted on: 08 Dec 01 11:06

I'm waiting for my LiteOn Drive to arrive :4

roadworker: Posts: 749; Posted on: 08 Dec 01 14:50

The recommanded settings to read sd2 don't work fine for the Litey,that's why the reading time is so bad. If you set read retries on another value than"0" and error correction"none",CloneCd changes this setting without notifying you to"hardware" I don't know if this is a limitation of the Litey,or a CloneCd bug,you can verify this by aborting the read and going straight to the error correction settings tab.....You'll find the setting "hardware" as parameter... Also the Litey is not capable to extract or copy Cactus Data Shield protected audiocd's I have 1 myself,but would definitely going for the Plex if I knew this earlier...I've tested it under all available firmware,no luck yet...

guest: Posts: 15288; Posted on: 10 Dec 01 16:40

This Drive is absolutly SUPERB!! It Easily deserves the 94.5% rating. Ive had it for about 3 months now and its been nothing short of Brilliant. Because its sooo fast i dont shy away from burning, nor do i have to because no matter what i do, i cant seem to burn a bad disk !! It cost me £104 GPB. At that time the Plextor was around £160 GPB. Check out www.e-buyer.com where the drive is now priced at £79.98 GBP !!! BARGAIN OR WHAT?

guest: Posts: 15288; Posted on: 12 Dec 01 02:53

I simply LOVE this drive, iv'e burned 'bout 100 disks with it now using 16x media(@24x] and not one coaster. The one thing i dont get about the review is the "makes noise" under "what's not so good"...WHAT n o i s e??? I definitely do not have a problem with the dB of this drive and i have tried a few... And what about the "not integrated cooler"??? My guess would be that the drive is designed not to have a "inegrated cooler" and will probably work just fine for many years without it, and if it did have a "integrated cooler" it would probably make a hell of a lot more "noise" then it does without it. . .

karaokebabe1999: Posts: 5; Posted on: 12 Dec 01 05:33

I love it. Other than not figuring out how to burn CD+G(karaoke) CD's yet, I have had no problem with this burner. And I definately have not heard any noise. If anything would happen to this burner I purchase another one just like it.

guest: Posts: 15288; Posted on: 15 Dec 01 11:45

I just bought a CenDyne 24x10x40 CDRW:4 and I found out in the device manager it is listed as a Lite-On LTR-24102B

; It also looks the same but without the blue Lite-On logo or sticker on the tray and as described in this article, it makes noise, has 99min overburn, and is slow when using CloneCD (Reading & DAE extraction) ...This is a Lite-On product but why is it being distributed by CenDyne? :7

guest: Posts: 15288; Posted on: 16 Dec 01 03:06

I love this drive. Quiet, fast as hell, and I can multitask without any errors. One problem.. Windows XP doesn't recognize it as a cd burner. It says it does but wont show up in Media Player as a device. This really sucks being that media player has got a great setup for automatically uncompressing and burning just about any audio file format. Nero is okay, but not nearly as simple and it doesnt accept .wma files. If anyone has a workaround, please post it! Thanks

NightHawk: Posts: 829; Posted on: 20 Dec 01 15:24

Thanks Stevieb for a really informative review. I WANT ONE :4

guest: Posts: 15288; Posted on: 21 Dec 01 11:51

I switched from yamaha cd writers to plextor long time ago..then a friend of mine ( a year ago or so.. i don't remember well ) asked me if I wanted to try this Lite On It cd burner. I nevere heard of it at that time but I was curious and so I surfed to www.cdrlabs.com and I carefully read thier hardware reviews regarding plextor and lite on it and i compared them always from a "price" point of view. Convinced about the good quality of lite on it writers I bought one and damn ! I love this brand now !!! They are cheap but they are hig hig quality and I tell you more : I had a 12 10 32 and yes everything was perfect except DAE speed was fixed at 10.5 x ( probably CAV technology ) . Yesterday I bought a 24 10 40 and you know what ? It is really quiet ( even if a bit less quiet compared to the 12 10 32 ) , who cares about the cooling fan ? ( who needs it anymore ? new technology..less heat ... ) and DAE is absolutely superb !! I got a 35.7 dae at the center of the cd ! Strangely it fall down to 20x at the edge of the disc ! Anyway .. I saw on lite on it web site that they've just released a 32 x writers !! I 'll wait 'till it arrives in Italy ! Ciao ps.. Lite On kicks Plextor butt !

guest: Posts: 15288; Posted on: 21 Dec 01 11:58

And..something more..may be a bit out of topic .. Just like Lite On It writers that cost a lot less and gives you a lot more ( and 99% of my friends who use Plextor they don't even know about Lite On writers..damn ignorance ) also when it comes to Cellular Mobile Phones I realized that we pay the brand and not the technology inside the phone. In italy everyone seems to be crazy for Nokia phones.. they cost a lot compared to the thing they give you.. but , anyway , I always had a look for alternative brands ( I own a Philips XENIUM 989 phone with a litium 900 mah battery capable of 550 hours standby new world record but anyway this is not everything ) . Some time ago I've found a french brand called SAGEM and damn they are good and CHEAP.. and when I say CHEAP I mean CHEAP ! I bought a SAGEM MW930 with a 300 hours stand by battery , WAP internet access , T9 easy Script , customizable ( internet downloadable ) ring tones for 28 us $ !!!! NOKIA 3330 has the same features , it weights a lot more , has less stand by time and cost around 135 us $ !!! Can you see the bargain ? Bye

guest: Posts: 15288; Posted on: 21 Dec 01 11:59

Last message : Plextor writers fail at 92 min .. Lite On It writes 99 min cd perfectly !

the111: Posts: 362; Posted on: 23 Dec 01 18:45

I just got one of these things (£80 GBP including delivery from ebuyer.com). What do you mean it reads SD2 slowly? You call 4 minutes slow? (Fast error skip, all other options unchecked, hardware error correction). It doesn't make any noise either, and seems to make much more reliable burns than my last drive (a Creative one). Seems PERFECT, can't imagine anything better (except the 32x model

). BUY THIS THING!!!

timbo: Posts: 2; Posted on: 09 Jan 02 20:54

This drive is my first burner. I've had no problems from installation to backing up protected CDs. Audio backup quality is excellent. The drive is quiet and seems very quick, I spend more time waitig for the read to be completed than the write. Definately better to copy without using "on the fly". One quibble, no detailed manual for Nero (quick guide can be downloaded).:4

guest: Posts: 15288; Posted on: 10 Jan 02 01:12

Reaction by jasonrocks on Sunday 16 December 2001... You can download .wma plugin for nero @ ahead site... :4

clawso1: Posts: 26; Posted on: 18 Jan 02 07:02

Certainly hope you who have the liteOn drive don't need any tech support, because you won't get it! :4

clawso1: Posts: 26; Posted on: 18 Jan 02 07:05

Hope you LiteOn folks don't need any Tech support, because you certainly won't get! :4

guest: Posts: 15288; Posted on: 20 Jan 02 00:35

I love the LTR-24102b! It is fairly quiet, it makes a working backup of everything, it is fast enough for most and it extracts protected cd's very quick if you use HARDWARE for FAST ERROR SKIP in CloneCD. It is much cheaper than the Plextor and does the same job unless you absolutely must backup that cd 30 seconds faster than everyone else. But frankly, I am not that fussy. Buy now! :8

guest: Posts: 15288; Posted on: 26 Jan 02 16:46

I just got a Dell system that came with a Lieon 24102M. What is the difference between the "b" and the "m" model. Is it just a defferent designation because it is OEM ?

guest: Posts: 15288; Posted on: 29 Jan 02 09:39

Well the only thing I did to make this even better is FIREWIRE. Yes I found an IDE to firewire converter and I can do anything and burn a cd in 4mins. Quiet, reliable and FAST!!!

Domino: Posts: 69; Posted on: 04 Feb 02 21:50

This drive is the one to get!!!!!!!!!! Easy on the wallet and bulldozes all copy protections. This is a no brainer purchase.

guest: Posts: 15288; Posted on: 07 Feb 02 17:28

Bulldozes WHAT? This burner is totally useless for reading Cactus Data Shield CD's (even older CDS100 ones!) with NAY program, if I did not have an Ultraplex 40TSi as well to get out of this stalemate I would have already trashed it.

macka: Posts: 5; Posted on: 10 Feb 02 08:43

disappointed cause it cant burn safedisc v2.51 and it wont let me update to the latest firmware.

Rand: Posts: 2; Posted on: 17 Feb 02 21:14

Do you guys think or have you tried if the Lite-On 32x12x40 can produce the same overburn results?

guest: Posts: 15288; Posted on: 22 Mar 02 16:50

This thing is awesome. What noise. Its very fast and ive burnt alot of CDR's flawlessly. Great buy. The major problem is with XP. I used nero and it or I have problems burning audio CD's. It burns CDA instead of audio CD's but ive had the same problem with nero with another computer. And Adaptec 5.0 platnium fully upgraded with the Xp upgrade does Not Work. USE RecordMaxNow. It works perfectly with XP and you Can get the Hack if you know where to go.

guest: Posts: 15288; Posted on: 15 Apr 02 21:39

I have tried to overburn a 720 mb compilation on to 866mb discs with the liteon and Nero 5551. I have adjusted the settings under "preferences" and hit the DAO button but I cannot get the media accepted as more than 703 mb, and Nero keeps kicking me out stating the disc is not big enough. Any suggestions as to how I can proceed??

guest: Posts: 15288; Posted on: 17 Jun 02 21:55

If you check the overburn box it will still say the cd is too small - then after about 5 seconds a second box appears which gives you an overburn option. (this box appears just before during the burning process itself begins).

alan1812: Posts: 33; Posted on: 26 Mar 03 18:09

still the daddy though it as fell behind some :7 :7 :7

scotty_ranking: Posts: 1; Posted on: 05 Jul 03 04:12

I've been with this program since version 2.xx; even before the advent of the sheep. It has always worked wonderfully for me, and I still use it to this day. It's the best all around!:g:g:g:g:g

lapinou: Posts: 947; Posted on: 05 Jul 03 23:41

you should not backup games... like securom ones ... in this case, blindwrite or even alcohol is a best choice.

vomitator: Posts: 136; Posted on: 07 Oct 03 13:34

The download refers to AnyDVD and not to Clone CD !!???

G@M3FR3@K: Posts: 10655; Posted on: 07 Oct 03 14:22

Yes, this is because the SlySoft company (responsible for AnyDVD) will be distributing CloneCD online. As of yet a new CloneCD version is not available but when it does it will be put on the SlySoft website. This was done because of a new German law which makes it illegal for Elby to distribute CloneCD via their own website. More information can be read here.

vomitator: Posts: 136; Posted on: 07 Oct 03 15:31

I know, but you shouldn't list it in the software update section, as there is no update yet.

Mad Burner: Posts: 186; Posted on: 28 Oct 03 07:55

Version 4.3.1.6 has been officially released by SlySoft as of 10-27-03!! http://www.slysoft.com/download/SetupCloneCD.exe

micksevern: Posts: 52; Posted on: 04 Nov 03 23:37

The Virtual Clone drive has disappared in the new version. Bummer!

JackiRipper2000: Posts: 116; Posted on: 19 Feb 04 21:40

New Version CloneCD 4.3.2.2 online !!! CloneCD 4.3.2.2 - Added support for Unicode registration names (e.g., Japanese) - Some minor fixes and improvements CloneCD 4.3.1.9 - Added notification during setup, if existing keycode issued by Elaborate Bytes will not be accepted - Fixed problem with Plextor Premium (and other drives) and 3rd party controllers - Updated languages CloneCD 4.3.1.7 - The "free update period" for Elaborate Bytes customers was a little tight, we are sorry about that! - Extended free updated period for Elaborate Bytes customers - Fixed HelpLauncher.exe to display english texts, if language is not available - Updated Czech and Finnish languages

guest: Posts: 15288; Posted on: 02 Sep 04 01:40

I am using version 4.2.0.2 and have the update to 4.3.2.2 What ahve been the improvements between these versions? Is it worth the upgrade?:g

gerrieb: Posts: 1; Posted on: 30 Mar 05 00:45

JackiRipper2000: Posts: 116; Posted on: 26 Jun 05 14:17

Virtual CloneDrive 5.1.1.1 is online !!!

Virtual CloneDrive Revision History Virtual CloneDrive 5.1.1.1: 2005 04 21 - Fix: Many stability problems in ElbyCDIO CloneCD 5.2.5.1 is online !!!

CloneCD Revision History CloneCD 5.2.5.1 2005-6-18 - Fix: registration keys were not accepted in some configurations (bug introduced in 5.2.3.2) Download here: http://www.slysoft.com/en/download.html

intercept: Posts: 532; Posted on: 05 Sep 06 18:09

I purchased Blindwrite, reason it's a good program and well worth what I paid for it.:g I made a working copy of my original Prey:X One problem, using SLI 2 x 6600GT and when I play Prey I got a horrible SLI band all the way down the left hand side of the screen. I wonder if my original will do the same?

Greetz to all Intercept:S
[edited by intercept on 05.09.2006 18:10]

digit010: Posts: 35; Posted on: 08 Nov 06 05:09

This tool has successfully copied all that I've thrown at it so far.It cant perform miracals but I find it better than Blindwrite and I personally dislike Alcohol because of the internet calling it performs. CloneCD is worth buying!

guest: Posts: 15288; Posted on: 26 Mar 07 10:20

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guest: Posts: 15288; Posted on: 17 Jul 07 02:53

Does anyone know if a cloned BF2 CD will work?

guest: Posts: 15288; Posted on: 13 Sep 07 16:25

I both CloneCD from Elby .On my new PC (Vista) it doesn't work . I have a refrence number and a serial number,only the prgram does not work.What can I do ? :c

guest: Posts: 15288; Posted on: 05 Oct 07 09:13

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guest: Posts: 15288; Posted on: 06 Nov 07 21:20

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guest: Posts: 15288; Posted on: 03 Jan 08 02:22

Tried backing up my RosettaStone Software. No luck.

guest: Posts: 15288; Posted on: 23 Mar 08 21:15

Ditto on the Rosetta Stone. I'm desperate to be able to backup this. I have a son with Down Sydrome who has LOST 2 of the CD's so far. He thinks it's funny to hide things! They replaced one for $30.00, but tell me next time it will cost $200. I want to be able to make backups before I even re-purchase the replacement for the second CD he's lost. Clone CD did not work. Any suggestions? Pimsleur?

guest: Posts: 15288; Posted on: 17 Jun 08 03:56

Trust me!!!Don't waste hard earn cash on Crappy Slysoft software,you can find better out there that's free. Hopefully ANTIGUA will see the light and kick this shite company from their Shores.

guest: Posts: 15288; Posted on: 15 Dec 08 15:28

hai to every body i now how to use the clonecd/cloneDVD but it can't clone the cd-cops protected cd or dvd's so can you tell me how to clone the cd-copy protected cd

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