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seejper
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_ 		22. May 2005 @ 18:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Here's my dilemma, thanks to anyone who can help.

Toshiba Satellite Notebook
1.5 ghz mobile celeron
512 RAM

Last week the cd-rom drive worked fine, I was burning daily and discs never took longer than 8 minutes with my slow 8x burner and Winamps burning software.

Then one day Winamp started ejecting discs after they'd been Prepared (not burned) and saying 'Complete!'. So, I uninstalled Winamp, started using Nero but that took 15+ minutes. I thought maybe the burner was dying so I purchased an Asus external burner and connected that via USB.

Now CD's are still taking approximately 15 minutes to burn no matter what speed I try. (8x-48x)

Here's what I've tried:

Removed all spyware/trojans
Checked the IDE controllers to make sure DMA(?) was enabled
Uninstalled and reinstalled both cd-roms
Updated the firmware and drivers

Anyone have the slightest clue?
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ddp
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_ 		22. May 2005 @ 19:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
did you defrag your hd & how much space left on it?? are you doing anything while it is burning??
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seejper
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_ 		22. May 2005 @ 19:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yes i defragged my hard drive and there is 33% of space available. (6.66/20)

i had thought it might be due to lack of space but cd's were burning fine before i defragged and deleted unncessary progs and files.

essentially, it was working much faster with less space and more clutter.
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seejper
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_ 		23. May 2005 @ 12:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Any ideas?
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