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srimaya_rath Original post #1
Nov 15, 2006 at 11:18 AM
Hi Gurus,

Recently I bought a new DVD writer. While writing a DVD of 4.5 GB, it's taking a lot of time (almost 1 hr. 30 mins). How can I increase the speed of writing?
I think ideally it should take around 30 mins...

But when I burn a CD it's writing very fast (almost 8 mins).

Please guide me...
wizrulz
wizrulz #2
Nov 15, 2006 at 11:31 AM
which is ur dvd writer...
My BENQ dvd writer takes 16-18 min to write 4.5Gb.... :) :p
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Ramakrishnan #3
Nov 15, 2006 at 12:04 PM
It also depends on your PC config. You have not mentioned your config. Even 30mins is also very high.
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srimaya_rath #4
Nov 15, 2006 at 2:32 PM
Hi,

My DVD Writer is SONY 16 x and my PC config is P4, 256 MB RAM, 160 GB HD.
I forgot the processor speed. I think it's around 700 mhz.

-Srimaya
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ambandla #5
Nov 15, 2006 at 2:48 PM
Dude, There is no P4 processor with a speed of 700MHz. Is that a PIII proc?
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srimaya_rath #6
Nov 15, 2006 at 5:16 PM
Hi,

I'm sure it's a P4 machine. Not sure about the processor speed...
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sribhasu #7
Nov 17, 2006 at 12:08 PM
srimaya_rath said:
Hi,

I'm sure it's a P4 machine. Not sure about the processor speed...
Click to expand...

See whether ur DMA (Direct Memory Access) is off on DVD Writer.
If its Off, turn it On.
u can write any DVD data or movie within 12 minutes.
Thank u.
koolbluez
koolbluez #8
Nov 17, 2006 at 4:28 PM
check out if ur temp space drive really has 4.5gb free space... check out in "options" menu. Also is any error comin up?
My Sony too used to gimme the same prob, but now it burns in 12min flat.
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jayanta #9
Nov 18, 2006 at 12:44 AM
mr.srimaya rath there is np p4 processor with 700 mhz. p3 itself goes upto 900 mhz. depends upon what speed is ur writer and the dvd speed. for me i have a 16x samsung writer and ariting on a 16x dvd takes around 8 mins. it maight vary if u write at 16,12,8,4,2.4 but 1:30 mins is really long.
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lordnaastik #10
Nov 19, 2006 at 3:13 PM
Mr srimaya rath. i think ur processsor is P4 1700 mhz and not 700 mhz. for sony dvd writers u should always enable turbo boost by pressing the eject button for 5 secs after inserting the blank disc. Also the DMA maybe off. also dwnload the latest firmware for your writer. If your SMPS is weak, a lot of time is wasted in "power calibration" . so this might be the problem.
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srimaya_rath #11
Nov 20, 2006 at 2:29 PM
Hi,

Yeah, my processor speed is 1.7 GHz. I'll try out your suggestions and let you know. Thanks...
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srimaya_rath #12
Dec 6, 2006 at 2:31 PM
Yeah... Now I'm able to write all the DVDs in 7 mins...
Soln: After inserting the blank DVD in the drive hold the EJECT button for 5 sec. This is called TURBO BOOST. Thanks all for your suggestions...