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dvd writer read problem... help!

8 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/dvd-writer-read-problem-help.80363/

Arun the Gr8
Arun the Gr8 Original post #1
Feb 15, 2008 at 11:58 PM
frm few days ny sony dvd writer has become very slow in reading dvds. i just dont understand wht happened. when i play any song while copying from a dvd... the song runs very slow. also the data too gets copied at a very slow rate. can u guyz help?
::cyborg::
Feb 16, 2008 at 12:03 AM
is ur model dru 820 somehing like that then it is normal bcoz these models did hav problems
Arun the Gr8
Feb 16, 2008 at 12:18 AM
is ur model dru 820 somehing like that then it is normal bcoz these models did hav problems

actually it is an oem edition.... dw-q28a... n it worked quite well til now..
S
Feb 16, 2008 at 9:50 AM
Check whether dma is disabled...
Arun the Gr8
Feb 16, 2008 at 11:19 PM
Check whether dma is disabled...

how do i do it in win xp...

also.. burning process failed in 2 of my dvds... both sony while writing in 16x... though one dvd i burnt in 8x... and d data was verified successfully in it... wht do u think is d problm??
H
Feb 16, 2008 at 11:23 PM
Check the dma as said above.

Or you may run this vbs script.
kayos
kayos #7
Feb 18, 2008 at 3:35 PM
how do i do it in win xp...

also.. burning process failed in 2 of my dvds... both sony while writing in 16x... though one dvd i burnt in 8x... and d data was verified successfully in it... wht do u think is d problm??


before using the vbs goto device manager and check for the primary and secondary rives in ATAPI controllers...
check in teh advanced setting if transfer mode in PIO or DMA..

if its PIO then make it DMA and restart ,..

check again .. it might have rechanged to PIO .. if it isnt then good otherwise run that vbs ..

if it still doesnt help then there is a tutorial in tutorial section ...

look for that ..

hope it helps !!!
slugger
slugger #8
Feb 18, 2008 at 3:42 PM
if u have eliminated the UDMA issue and problem stil exits then check out this thread

*thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80393

also 16x being the maximum ur writer can write at, better not to burn it at that speed. chances of failure increases manifold

8x is fine, tho 4x if feel is even better 4 ur writer [shud take around 15 mins 2 burn 4.5 GB]