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techking
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25. September 2005 @ 15:58 |
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hi, I have a problem with burning my dvd's. i bought 200 printable prodisc 8x dvd+r's, and am on the third group of 50 discs. when burning with the first 100 discs (using dvd-decrypter) I noticed that I would tell it to burn at 1x, but it would usually average around 3x-4x. This turned out to be ok because there was no problem with the backups, and it sped up the process a little. Now with the next set (discs 101-150) I am noticing that I tell dvd decrypter to burn at 1x and it goes at around .7x, i tell it 4x and it goes around 1x, and at 8x it goes 1.3x. I just now tried it at 52x and it still tops out at 1.4x. I would like to know why it wont burn at 8x or 4x when i tell it to. (oh wait just realized now, would the speed at which i read the disc to make the iso (dvd shrink) affect the speed at which it can be written?)
Thanks for any help,
-Frank Podojil
http://www.againsttcpa.com/index.shtml
P4 2.8Ghz W/ HT
440GB over 3 HDD's
dw-d22a sony DVD Burner
52x32x52 CD Burner by LG
256MB Nvidia GeForce Fx 5500
PS2 Slimline, Swapmagic 3.6, Prodisc Writeable media (cry all you want about it, it works for me)
Xbox with 250GB Seagate HDD, Slayers auto installer, and all the trimmings
PSP with 4GB datel hard drive and X2 Battery
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 25. September 2005 @ 16:41
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26. September 2005 @ 01:39 |
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no the read speed will not affect the write speed .are you sure you have the WRITE speed set correctly? setting it at 4x and leaving it there should work fine or you can try burning the file with Nero instead of using the default burner in dvd decrypter
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techking
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26. September 2005 @ 12:07 |
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I definitly have the write speed set correctly in DVD Decrypter, is there anywhere else I need to set the speed? I will try other media later today, as that could also be the problem. Thanks for the help.
http://www.againsttcpa.com/index.shtml
P4 2.8Ghz W/ HT
440GB over 3 HDD's
dw-d22a sony DVD Burner
52x32x52 CD Burner by LG
256MB Nvidia GeForce Fx 5500
PS2 Slimline, Swapmagic 3.6, Prodisc Writeable media (cry all you want about it, it works for me)
Xbox with 250GB Seagate HDD, Slayers auto installer, and all the trimmings
PSP with 4GB datel hard drive and X2 Battery
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27. September 2005 @ 00:03 |
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get Taiyo Yuden or Verbatim or Ritek(ridata) its the best out there in that order .or stuff that codes out as Taiyo Yuden which would be Fuji Film ,Sony and Some Maxell DVD plus Rs
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27. September 2005 @ 00:32 |
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there is a good chance your computer is now running back in PIO mode, you need to make sure your drives are still using DMA mode~ :)
this is often times THE most common problem for slower-than-normal burns...
http://home.comcast.net/~bbmayo/checking%20DMA.pdf
that is how you get it BACK to DMA mode~
lastly, prodisc are not very good media in my opinion, while decent for the price you pay for them, i would suggest trying BETTER media...check my sig. for suggestions~ :)
Recommended Media:
Taiyo Yuden 4x dvd-r TYGO1/ 8x dvd-r TYGO2/ 8x dvd+r YUDEN000T02/ 16x dvd+r YUDEN000T03
Verbatim 8x dvd+r MCC003
Verbatim dvd+r DL (MKM001)= flawless no compression backups
"Do Yourself A Favor, Use The Good Stuff
TY & Verbs 4 Life~ :)" ~docTY~
"Its better to be quiet and appear stupid, then to open your mouth and remove all doubt."
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27. September 2005 @ 06:24 |
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27. September 2005 @ 06:51 |
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Read this on how to Enable DMA
It can be very important to be sure that you Enable DMA and it is properly enabled. The sad fact is that it is not as straight forward as you might think. You can simply change the DMA in the Device manager, check here first regardless, but there is a DMA setting in the registry too. This can be very important to enable DMA on your machine. Be sure to check the registry.
There are several articles on this subject in Microsoft Knowledge base on this subject. Be sure check these as well for your situation to help you decide how best to enable DMA:
INFO: Call Enable DMA Translation Only After DMA is Complete
When you disable DMA translation prior to programming the DMA controller, do not reenable DMA translation until the DMA transfers are complete for that channel. Below is documentation from "PW0519: Virtual DMA Services (VDS)" on DMA translation...
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;163355
How to Enable Direct Memory Access (DMA)
This article describes how to enable Direct Memory Access (DMA) on your Windows 98-based, Windows 95-based or Windows Millennium Edition-based computer. DMA (also referred to as bus mastering) is a technique that some components and devices use to...
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;258757
How to Enable IDE DMA Bus-Mastering Using SP2 Atapi.sys
A DMA Bus-Mastering-capable version of the Atapi.sys device driver is available in Service Pack 2 or later for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. By default, Atapi.sys will perform disk I/O through the Programmed Input/Output (PIO), which is the transfer...
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;158873
DMA Mode for ATA/ATAPI Devices in Windows XP
Provides information about DMA Mode for ATA/ATAPI Devices in Microsoft Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devic...ge/IDE-DMA.mspx
MechWarrior 4: Improve Performance with DMA
If you play the game on a Microsoft Windows 98 or Microsoft Window Millennium Edition-based computer and you experience poor performance and instability, make sure direct memory access (DMA) is enabled. When you enable DMA on your computer, you...
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;287143
But first some background from Microsoft of what they call the DMA:
DMA is located in the Hardware Resources category in System Information. It displays information about your system's direct memory access (DMA). DMA transfers data between system memory and hardware devices without passing it through the CPU. The Resource column in the details pane displays the DMA channel that is being used by the device, which is listed in the Device column. The Status column displays the status of the device.
If the Status column indicates an error, such as Error, Degraded, Unknown, Pred Fail, Starting, Stopping, or Service, you can try the following troubleshooting solutions:
Use Device Manager to locate and troubleshoot the problem. For more information about Device Manager, see Device Manager.
Contact the device manufacturer to obtain an updated device driver.
Reconfigure the settings in the system BIOS.or EFI
For more information about Hardware Resources, see Hardware Resources.
go here for the rest of the info
http://www.blackmaxpc.com/Guides/Enable_DMA.htm
Enabling Direct Memory Access or "DMA" for faster DVD copying
Checking and setting the DMA settings is an important part of configuring PC for recording DVDs.
http://www.dvdplusvideo.com/dvdguide005.html
From Microsoft:
"Basically, DMA or Direct Memory Access is a system that allows devices in your computer to transfer data directly to and from RAM without having to use the CPU as an intermediary. This boosts the performance of your PC significantly as not only the device from which the data is being read responds quickly, but also leaves the most important component, the CPU, free for other critical operations. However, the UDMA or the Ultra direct memory access is further advancement over the DMA technology that uses even higher data transfer rate thereby boosting the overall performance of the PC.
For repeated DMA errors. Windows XP will turn off DMA mode for a device after encountering certain errors during data transfer operations. If more that six DMA transfer timeouts occur, Windows will turn off DMA and use only PIO mode on that device.
In this case, the user cannot turn on DMA for this device. The only option for the user who wants to enable DMA mode is to uninstall and reinstall the device.
Windows XP downgrades the Ultra DMA transfer mode after receiving more than six CRC errors. Whenever possible, the operating system will step down one UDMA mode at a time (from UDMA mode 4 to UDMA mode 3, and so on).
If the mini-IDE driver for the device does not support stepping down transfer modes, or if the device is running UDMA mode 0, Windows XP will step down to PIO mode after encountering six or more CRC errors. In this case, a system reboot should restore the original DMA mode settings.
All CRC and timeout errors are logged in the system event log. These types of errors could be caused by improper mounting or improper cabling (for example, 40-pin instead of 80-pin cable). Or such errors could indicate imminent hardware failure, for example, in a hard drive or chipset.
Let's take a look at enabling DMA in a computer using Windows XP.
To get started, you need to first open the Device Manager.
There is more than one way to do this, I will describe two.
* Method 1:
1. Click Start and Open Control Panel.
2. Click on "Performance and Maintenance".
3. Click on "See basic information about your computer".
4. This will open the System Properties menu.
* Method 2:
1. Click Start and then click on My Computer.
2. On the right, find the Systems Tasks menu and click on "View System information".
3. This will open the System Properties menu.
GO HERE TO SEE PIXS OF SETTINGS IN XP
http://www.dvdplusvideo.com/dvdguide005.html
You can try tweaking the registry settings to reset the error count. Be very careful here.
Backup your registry before proceeding.
Run REGEDIT.
Go to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E96A-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
It has subkeys like 0000, 0001, 0002, etc. Normally 0001 is the primary IDE channel, 0002 the secondary, but other numbers can occur under certain circumstances. You have to go through these subkeys and check the DriverDesc value until you find the proper IDE channel.
Delete MasterIdDataChecksum or SlaveIdDataChecksum, depending on whether the device in question is attached as master or slave, but it can't actually hurt to delete both. Reboot. The drive DMA capabilities will be redetected.
Open Device Manager again and check whether the device is now actually using DMA mode. If so, congratulations, you've made it (at least until the next time Windows disables DMA)
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 27. September 2005 @ 06:53
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techking
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27. September 2005 @ 11:16 |
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Hi, thanks to all who helped, i will try your solution (DMA) in a few minutes. It too me a long time to even give prodisc a try, given their bad reputation, but as far as my expirience goes I have never had a problem with them until now, and they also happen to work in everything i use them for (both my dvd players, my portable dvd player, ps2 slimline, xbox, burner). I dont think that its the media causing the problem, as they worked fine before, and also because I just recently had major computer issuses (still having some problems, planning on re-formatting soon) and it seems likely that it could have changed the settings, that you outlined above, that would affect my disc burning speeds. Thanks again and I will post with the outcome.
http://www.againsttcpa.com/index.shtml
P4 2.8Ghz W/ HT
440GB over 3 HDD's
dw-d22a sony DVD Burner
52x32x52 CD Burner by LG
256MB Nvidia GeForce Fx 5500
PS2 Slimline, Swapmagic 3.6, Prodisc Writeable media (cry all you want about it, it works for me)
Xbox with 250GB Seagate HDD, Slayers auto installer, and all the trimmings
PSP with 4GB datel hard drive and X2 Battery
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techking
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27. September 2005 @ 16:22 |
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Hi, just changed it to DMA now, it was in POI. my reads are now going at 3.9x avg and writes at 5.2x avg. The prodiscs are still working great for me, but only on this computer, so I see where they get their reputation. Thanks for all the help.
http://www.againsttcpa.com/index.shtml
P4 2.8Ghz W/ HT
440GB over 3 HDD's
dw-d22a sony DVD Burner
52x32x52 CD Burner by LG
256MB Nvidia GeForce Fx 5500
PS2 Slimline, Swapmagic 3.6, Prodisc Writeable media (cry all you want about it, it works for me)
Xbox with 250GB Seagate HDD, Slayers auto installer, and all the trimmings
PSP with 4GB datel hard drive and X2 Battery
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