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Memorex True 8x wont burn faster than 1x
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zoberoi
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27. September 2004 @ 19:58 |
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Just bought an external Memorex True 8x burner and Memorex DVD+R 8x media. Been burning discs successfully via the USB 2.0 port except it takes over an hour to burn 4.7Gigs.
here is my config
Nero 6 Express
P3 1.3Ghz, 1 Gig RAM
Windows 2000
Went into the device drive to check the DMA settings but i'm not sure what to do here.
Under the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers section, i have
- Primary IDE Channel
- Secondary IDE Channel
checked the properties of both of these and 'Transfer Mode' is set to 'DMA if available' for Device 0 and Device 1 for both IDE channels.
any help would be much appreciated
thanks
z
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27. September 2004 @ 20:09 |
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*moved to appropriate forum*
Are you positive it's a USB 2.0 port?
What brand/type media are you using?
Firmware up to date for your drive?
USB and chipset drivers up to date?
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zoberoi
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27. September 2004 @ 21:17 |
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how can i check if it is a USB 2.0 port?
did some checking in the device manager and here is what i came up with
Under the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers
instead of using the primary or secondary IDE channels, the drive is using an
- Intel(R) 82801CAM Ultra ATA Storage Controller - 248A
and in the properties tab for this, there is no DMA setting. Is there any way i can get the drive to use the secondary controller?
Also under the 'Universal Serial Bus controllers i have the following three listings
- Intel(R) 82801CA/CAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2484
- USB Mass Storage Device
- USB Root Hub
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28. September 2004 @ 09:27 |
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zoberoi
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28. September 2004 @ 10:07 |
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youre right...my laptop's USB is not 2.0
planning to get one of those PCMCIA USB 2.0 hubs today and will let you know how it goes.
appreciate the help
z
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28. September 2004 @ 11:39 |
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Anytime chief. Let us know how it goes :)
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zoberoi
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28. September 2004 @ 19:19 |
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ok, so went and got a generic CompUSA PCMCIA USB 2.0 card installed it, everything looks like it works fine, i.e. it started burning at 8x and about 10 minutes and 86% into it it just hangs and i get a coaster.
Also the only way to acess the drive after this is to reboot the machine.
tried this with two discs and same result. I'm using Memorex brand 8x DVD+Rs
any ideas?
thanks again
z
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28. September 2004 @ 19:26 |
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Did you install the latest drivers for the new card?
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zoberoi
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28. September 2004 @ 20:14 |
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yes, did that as well
should i try burning at a slower speed 6x and see what happens? (just tired of wasting media on coasters)
also flashed the drive with the latest firmware ver 1.13 (which is actually for the OEMed pioneer drive)
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28. September 2004 @ 20:24 |
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I'd try a 4X burn. I'm not a fan fan of burning past 4X anyway.
You might want to pick up a rewritable DVD to use until you get this sorted out ;)
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zoberoi
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30. September 2004 @ 10:54 |
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so it looks like 6x burns seem to work fine, just not 8x
i can live with that.
thanks for all the help.
z
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30. September 2004 @ 15:29 |
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Anytime :)
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