Re: drive speed



Sorry! The above post should reference PIO mode, ***NOT*** POI mode.

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Richard Urban

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You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!


"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Look in device manager at the IDE drive controller that the burner is
> connected to. Is the drive set to run in Ultra DMA or DMA mode or in POI
> mode? DMA is what you want. POI mode is very slow.
>
> If you put in a defective CD or DVD, one with many read errors, the
> operating system will "drop" the speed down (incrementally) until the disk
> can be read competently. This drop down is permanent.
>
> In device manager, uninstall the IDE controller for the burner (either IDE
> 1 or 2). Reboot. The controller will be re-detected on startup and
> everything should be back to normal! If you again have problems reading a
> disk the same thing may/will occur.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
>
> If you knew as much as you think you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>
>
> "Scar" <NoBody@home> wrote in message
> news:rp6dnVpvX8u4aSjfRVn-1w@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Few days ago I noticed my LG dvd burner (x12) is much slower.
>> Using different brand's disks my max burning speed is x4 for dvd's and
>> CD's x8.
>> All disks are speed rated at least x8 for dvd , and x48 for cd's.
>> What program should I use to test it ? Roxio 7.0 doesn't have any
>> utilities to do it .
>> I did not install any software lately , and didn't changed hardware set
>> up.
>>
>> Thanks for any suggestion.
>> Chuck
>>
>
>


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