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Posted by Dave Garrett on 05/28/07 20:14
In article <DX76i.6231$1I1.2900@newsfe12.lga>, raykosXXX@optonline.net
says...
> A simple project: make a DVD-R consisting of just two 20-minute wma
> files, unaltered in any way by me. Took about three hours to burn it;
> plays perfectly.
>
> Software: Roxio Creator 8 Suite Home, v3.0.0. After burning, DVD is
> closed, so nothing more can be added to it. The "verify data written to
> disc after burning" box is not checked.
>
> Burner: Lite-on sohw-1633s (nominal burn speed, 16x). Device Manager
> shows the driver to be a standard Microsoft one, dated 11/14/99. Lite-on
> has a firmware update dated 12/16/05 that I have not installed yet.
>
> Computer: Processor - AMD, about 1 GHz); 512MB.
>
> OS: W2K, SP4.
>
> I've looked for hidden settings in the Roxio program that may affect
> burn speed, but can't find any. Any other ideas for speeding things up?
> Burner records CDs at a very good speed (over 24x, even though Roxio
> reports target speed as 48x).
Your drive settings may have reverted to PIO from DMA. I'd never heard
of this until recently, and sure enough it had happened on my machine as
well (AMD Athlon XP1700+, 1GB, also running W2K). Check out these links
for more info:
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxDMA.htm
http://www.aiscl.co.uk/How_to_ForceDMA.htm
http://www.videohelp.com/forum/archive/t247623.html
http://sniptools.com/tipstricks/getting-back-to-dma-mode-in-windows-xp
Dave
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