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Problem With My Sony Dvd Writer

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robogeek Original post #1
Apr 8, 2007 at 6:13 PM
I Purchased New Cpu With Sony Dvd Writer 5 Moths Back.. The Writer Worked Normally Upto Last Week, But I Dont Know What Happened But Now It Is Taking One Hour To Write One Dvd., Earlier It Is Used To Take 8 To 10 Minutes. I Am Using Xp With Service Pack 2 And Mine Is A Sata Harddisk.
mohitgiri
mohitgiri #2
Apr 9, 2007 at 12:11 AM
reset ur dma mode
or
change the hard disk cable
or
reinstall xp.
(this is last working alternate)
harikatt
harikatt #3
Apr 9, 2007 at 9:02 AM
you can also try alternate,, by changing the dvd burning software with some other than the now usings ones.
assasin
assasin #4
Apr 9, 2007 at 9:08 AM
try updating ur drive's firmware.
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robogeek #5
Apr 10, 2007 at 9:50 AM
can I know how to reset my DMA mode?
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robogeek #6
Apr 14, 2007 at 10:20 AM
cant anyone answer me????? how to reset DMA
Lucky_star
Lucky_star #7
Apr 14, 2007 at 11:18 AM
Use this tool to reset the DMA and the problem will be solved: DMA Reset
This is a general problem with all the DVD writers.
If the problem isn't solved, simply restore your system to a date before the problem or better, reinstall XP.
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robogeek #8
Apr 14, 2007 at 2:51 PM
thanq lucky star., i wil try this

It Worked.. Thanq Once Again
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dabster #9
Apr 15, 2007 at 7:15 PM
robogeek said:
can I know how to reset my DMA mode?
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Open Device manager and in the IDE settings, check the DMA mode for yr device, if its in PIO mode just unistall the device.. then the click the icon in top bar for scanning the system for changes, this time Windows XP will dtect the device correctly and will also set the proper DMA mode....
This DMA problem is quite Normal for CD devices,

But I am Not Sure the problem that you are telling is due to this reason, :/
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avneeishere #10
May 23, 2008 at 4:33 PM
friends can any one of u help me on this my dvd writer is taking 30-40 min to copy files in the dvd and moreover when the are being copied whole system hangs......when i format my system problem will get solved but then after few days it reappears....help me out anyone plz
Lucky_star
Lucky_star #11
May 23, 2008 at 9:25 PM
Lucky_star said:
Use this tool to reset the DMA and the problem will be solved: DMA Reset
This is a general problem with all the DVD writers.
If the problem isn't solved, simply restore your system to a date before the problem or better, reinstall XP.
Click to expand...

Use this tool