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NOTE: Before anyone does what I did to get my drive out of PIO mode to DMA mode, make sure one of the Senior Members (Veblin) gives my procedure the thumbs up, because going into Registry Editor is not highly recommended. It worked for me but not without sweating things out because I'm a novice at this computer stuff.
Okay, after repeated attempts at uninstalling and installing, I got the same slow read/burn speeds and could not get out of PIO mode. So, I went to the Registry Editor. It was there that I solved the dilema. (Now, I realize that going into Registry Editor was a risky thing, but I took a chance)...By the way, this is in Windows XP
In REGEDIT I went to this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E96A-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
There are folders like 0001,0002,0004,0005, etc... Check the DriverDesc value to see which one is your primary or secondary IDE channel. (My burner is hooked up as the Slave drive)
I deleted MasterIdDataChecksum and SlaveIdDataChecksum and rebooted. The DMA capabilities were redetected upon reboot and when I opened Device Manager again and checked, they were in DMA mode.
I've got my speed back reading and writing. Everything is back to normal. But I cannot stress enough to make sure one of the Senior Members (Veblin) says this is okay to try.
To Stucy 187: I have not had any problems with audio sync problems. If the disc burns successfully, it could be the DVD player. I've found that to be a problem with cheaper models. Other than that, I got nuthin'.
Thanks to Veblin for the help and steering me in the right direction, it's good people like you that make these forums a great thing. Can't thank ya enough
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