win xp slow burning speed for plex ???

**crack_it** · 17th December 2002

my plextor 24/10/40a is taking 9 mins on 20x speed 2 burn a cd now for sum reason and the burn proof keeps on kicking in

instead of the cd writer light flashing all the time while burning its flashing for 2 secs then stopping 2secs then starting again ???? can any one help me plz

**tombott** · 18th December 2002

what software are u using for burning ?

**mick757575** · 18th December 2002

I'd suggest your dma settings need doing. In xp goto device manager and then IDE/Atapi Controllers, on your primary and secondary channels change the transfer mode to DMA if available, hopefully that should change it to Multi Word DMA. If it still stays in PIO mode uninstall the Busmaster IDE Controller and reboot and do as before, this time it will stay in M/W DMA.
In 98 the DMA settings are in Device Manager in the Cd-rom Drives, again properties and enable DMA for all drives.
I hope it works, Mick

**TITER** · 18th December 2002

Ive had similer prob with my lite-on drive and i found it faster at 8x than 16x with burn proof on both and check the windows up date site (ie6/tools/windows update) there may be an up date for your drive, also you dont say the cpu you have i have a 1gig and at 16x it still cuts in and out when set on full speed, so if you had a 500cpu the computer prob cant keep up with the drive.

**crack_it** · 19th December 2002

Originally posted by tombott
what software are u using for burning ?

nero and click & burn

**crack_it** · 19th December 2002

Originally posted by mick757575
I'd suggest your dma settings need doing. In xp goto device manager and then IDE/Atapi Controllers, on your primary and secondary channels change the transfer mode to DMA if available, hopefully that should change it to Multi Word DMA. If it still stays in PIO mode uninstall the Busmaster IDE Controller and reboot and do as before, this time it will stay in M/W DMA.
In 98 the DMA settings are in Device Manager in the Cd-rom Drives, again properties and enable DMA for all drives.
I hope it works, Mick

it allready says DMA if available m8

**crack_it** · 19th December 2002

its only just started playing up last time it did this i updated my plextor firmware and it worked
but at the moment there is not an update avalible

and i cant format my pc untill after the new year

**mick757575** · 19th December 2002

it allready says DMA if available m8

and underneath where it says current transfer mode does it say Multi Word DMA or PIO Mode, if it's PIO you need to uninstall the Busmaster Controller and reboot, windows will re-install the Busmaster and then it'll accept the change's. I have just done this with the guy next door and he's running a duron 700 and burning @40x so I can't see it being much else

**crack_it** · 19th December 2002

Originally posted by mick757575
and underneath where it says current transfer mode does it say Multi Word DMA or PIO Mode, if it's PIO you need to uninstall the Busmaster Controller and reboot, windows will re-install the Busmaster and then it'll accept the change's. I have just done this with the guy next door and he's running a duron 700 and burning @40x so I can't see it being much else

thanks m8 u r a great help it works fine now

have a great x-mas