dvd reader problem?
Hi folks, i bought two computers recently, they both included the same dvd reader which reads 48x cd, 16 dvd reader. The problem is using nero speed test i noticed that it reads 2 speed max with any disk, this is a problem when using it as a reader burning 16 speed dvd disks with my writer, which in each machine is dvd 108 which averages 12x with any disk. My buffer is going mad and finally stops completely and doesn't continue burning.
I checked nero tool and with my one computer it reads 48 x 48 x which is great, but all my burning is done on the other machine, this is listed under read and write 48x 48x. There is also a serial and date, under the same drive which isn't included on the other.
However with my other reader it reads the following, notice the read speed is 6 and write is zero 0? It reads cds and dvds at two speed only when tested with drive speed.
This is the infotool list, notice the buffer is on 2000 kb's with dvd 108, 2mb's with reader, could that be a cause?
I tried swopping the same drive out of my other computer with this one to fix the fault but the fault is still there, even with the same drive out of the other computer. Must be software fault surely.
Nero InfoTool 2.27
Drive Information
Drive : HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4480B
Type : Combo Drive
Firmware Version : 1.01
Buffer Size : 2 MB
Date : ?
Serial Number
Vendor Specific : H.L.D.S.2003/04/21
Drive Letter : D:\
Location : 1:0
Mechanism : Tray
Read Speed : 6 X
Write Speed : 0 X
Read CD Text : Yes
Return C2 Pointers : Yes
Read CD-R : Yes
Read CD-RW : Yes
Read DVD-ROM : Yes
Read DVD-RAM : Yes
Read DVD-R : Yes
Read DVD-RW : Yes
Read DVD+R : No
Read DVD+RW : No
Read DVD+R DL : No
Read Digital Audio : Yes
Read CD+G : No
Read VideoCD : Yes
Write CD-R : Yes
Write CD-RW : Yes
Write DVD-R : No
Write DVD-RW : No
Write DVD+R : No
Write DVD+RW : No
Write DVD+R DL : No
Write DVD-RAM : No
Buffer Underrun Protection : Yes
Mount Rainier : No
Modes : Packet, TAO, DAO, SAO, RAW SAO, RAW SAO 16, RAW SAO 96, RAW DAO 16, RAW DAO 96
Region Protection Control : RPC II
Region : None
Changes User : 5
Changes Vendor : 4
Disc Information (D:\)
Type : DVD Video (DVD-R)
Capacity : 4.36 GB
Layers : 1
Version : 5
Disc Size : 12 cm
Video Format : PAL 16:9 (Mpeg 2, 720x576)
Region(s) : All
Play Time : 10 minutes (00:10:33)
File System : ISO9660, Joliet, UDF
Title : NEW
Date : 5 March 2005
Publisher : n/a
Application : Nero Burning ROM
Drive Information
Drive : PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-108
Type : DVD±R/RW DL Recorder
Firmware Version : 1.20
Buffer Size : 2000 KB
Date : 05-04-25
Serial Number : DJDC432418WL
Vendor Specific : 05/04/25 PIONEER
Drive Letter : E:\
Location : 1:1
Mechanism : Tray
Read Speed : 40 X
Write Speed : 32 X
Read CD Text : Yes
Return C2 Pointers : Yes
Read CD-R : Yes
Read CD-RW : Yes
Read DVD-ROM : Yes
Read DVD-RAM : Yes
Read DVD-R : Yes
Read DVD-RW : Yes
Read DVD+R : Yes
Read DVD+RW : Yes
Read DVD+R DL : Yes
Read Digital Audio : Yes
Read CD+G : No
Read VideoCD : Yes
Write CD-R : Yes
Write CD-RW : Yes
Write DVD-R : Yes
Write DVD-RW : Yes
Write DVD+R : Yes
Write DVD+RW : Yes
Write DVD+R DL : Yes
Write DVD-RAM : No
Buffer Underrun Protection : Yes
Mount Rainier : No
Modes : Packet, TAO, DAO, SAO, RAW SAO, RAW DAO, RAW SAO 16, RAW SAO 96, RAW DAO 16, RAW DAO 96
Region Protection Control : RPC II
Region : 2
Changes User : 4
Changes Vendor : 4
Disc Information (E:\)
Type : - no disc inserted -
Interface Information
Adapter 1
Description : Primary IDE Channel
Driver
Description : System32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys
Company : Microsoft Corporation
Version : 5.00.2195.5376
Description : IDE/ATAPI Port Driver
Attached Devices
Description : Master: Maxtor 6Y120L0
Type : Disk Drive
DMA : On
Adapter 2
Description : Secondary IDE Channel
Driver
Description : System32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys
Company : Microsoft Corporation
Version : 5.00.2195.5376
Description : IDE/ATAPI Port Driver
Attached Devices
Description : Master: HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4480B
Type : CD-Rom Drive
DMA : On
Autorun : On
Description : Slave: PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-108
Type : CD-Rom Drive
DMA : On
Autorun : On
Software Information
Operating System : Windows 2000 Professional (5.00.2195 Service Pack 3)
DirectX : DirectX 7.0a
Description : Nero Burning ROM
Version : 6, 6, 0, 3
Company : Ahead Software AG
Version Check : Ok
Description : Nero StartSmart
Version : 2, 0, 0, 4
Company : Ahead Software AG
Description : Cover Designer
Version : 2, 3, 0, 18
Company : Ahead Software AG
Description : Nero BackItUp Application
Version : 1, 2, 0, 33
Company : Ahead Software AG
Hardware Information
CPU : A0 2500 MHz
Bus Speed : 0 MHz
Motherboard : TriGem Imperial
System : eMachines, Imperial
BIOS : Phoenix 6.00
Memory : 509 MB
Sound : Realtek AC97 Audio
Video : Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller
ASPI Information
System ASPI : ASPI is installed and working properly
WNASPI32.DLL : 4.71 (0001) 45056 bytes May 06, 2002
ASPI32.SYS : 4.71 (0001) 17005 bytes May 06, 2002
WINASPI.DLL : 4.60 (1021) 5600 bytes April 19, 2001
WOWPOST.EXE : 4.60 (1021) 4672 bytes April 19, 2001
Nero ASPI : ASPI is installed and working properly
WNASPI32.DLL : 2.0.1.74 164112 bytes October 26, 2004
Installed OS Patches
(Q284837) 1394 Audio/Video Control Device Stops Working Unexpectedly : No
(Q319973) USB 2.0 Support : No
(Q290089) Computer hangs After you connect Multiple IEEE 1394 devices : No
(Q328120) IEEE 1394 device may disappear when you add new daisy-Chain devices : No
(Q813908) SCSI Pass-Through Mode Sense Command May Crash the Computer : No
(Q322804) Cannot Use Windows Media Player to Read XA Data on 1394 CD-ROM Devices : Yes
(Q322823) Windows Explorer Does Not Detect That the CD-ROM That Was Previously in the CD Drive Has Been Replaced with a Blank CD-R : No
(Q281672) Possible Data Loss After You Enable the 'Write Cache Enabled' Feature : Yes
(Q327081) Data Added to Removable Media During Hibernation May Be Lost When You Resume Windows 2000 : No
(Q332023) Slow Disk Performance When Write Caching Is Enabled : No
(Q818194) USB - You Receive a 'KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED' Error Message : No
(Q276409) Hotfix from Q259545 causes 'Stop 0x0000000A' Error Message in Disk.sys File : Yes
(Q260055) OHCI1394 Driver May Cause a Memory Leak During Asynchronous Write Operation : No
(Q262814) IEEE 1394 OHCI Driver Does Not Retry Busy Devices Properly : No
(Q272155) Connectivity Problems Using VIA 1394 PCI Host Controllers : No
(Q284837) 1394 Audio/Video Control Device Stops Working Unexpectedly : No
(Q260233) Support for ATA 100 (Mode 5) in Windows 2000 : No
(Q312190) A National Semiconductor IDE Controller May Not Function Correctly : Yes
(Q310051) Windows 2000 Does Not Recognize a Digital Video Camera or Other 1394 OHCI Devices When Connected : No
(Q814017) Windows Does Not Detect a SCSI Device After a Surprise Removal : No
(Q816765) The Scsiport Driver May Not Read Registry Parameters That Are Specified for Miniport Drivers : No
(Q290321) 'Stop 0x00000050' Error Message When You View Files on a DVD : Yes
(Q313663) Udfs.sys Has a 2.2 Gigabyte Limitation with DVD-R Media : Yes
(Q277877) USB Devices May Take More Than 30 Seconds to Wake Up After Hibernating : Yes
(Q283787) Multifunction USB Device Cannot Transfer 4 KB or Larger Files : No
(Q313600) An Error Occurs in Usbhub.sys if it Is Used as a Composite Driver : No
(Q810090) USB Update : No
(Q329112) Multi-Border DVD with More Than 4 GB of Data Not Readable Past First Border : No
(Q812415) Problems with Multiple ATA devices : No
(Q322359) Intelide.sys Is Not Used on Computers with ICH4 or ICH5 : No
Please help this has been driving me nuts, also does anyone know if my bus speed should be at zero, Bus Speed : 0 MHz
P.s iv enabled dma with both drives and fragmented harddrive, cannot seem to find firmware for this reader, a simple way anyway, sighs.
I checked nero tool and with my one computer it reads 48 x 48 x which is great, but all my burning is done on the other machine, this is listed under read and write 48x 48x. There is also a serial and date, under the same drive which isn't included on the other.
However with my other reader it reads the following, notice the read speed is 6 and write is zero 0? It reads cds and dvds at two speed only when tested with drive speed.
This is the infotool list, notice the buffer is on 2000 kb's with dvd 108, 2mb's with reader, could that be a cause?
I tried swopping the same drive out of my other computer with this one to fix the fault but the fault is still there, even with the same drive out of the other computer. Must be software fault surely.
Nero InfoTool 2.27
Drive Information
Drive : HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4480B
Type : Combo Drive
Firmware Version : 1.01
Buffer Size : 2 MB
Date : ?
Serial Number
Vendor Specific : H.L.D.S.2003/04/21
Drive Letter : D:\
Location : 1:0
Mechanism : Tray
Read Speed : 6 X
Write Speed : 0 X
Read CD Text : Yes
Return C2 Pointers : Yes
Read CD-R : Yes
Read CD-RW : Yes
Read DVD-ROM : Yes
Read DVD-RAM : Yes
Read DVD-R : Yes
Read DVD-RW : Yes
Read DVD+R : No
Read DVD+RW : No
Read DVD+R DL : No
Read Digital Audio : Yes
Read CD+G : No
Read VideoCD : Yes
Write CD-R : Yes
Write CD-RW : Yes
Write DVD-R : No
Write DVD-RW : No
Write DVD+R : No
Write DVD+RW : No
Write DVD+R DL : No
Write DVD-RAM : No
Buffer Underrun Protection : Yes
Mount Rainier : No
Modes : Packet, TAO, DAO, SAO, RAW SAO, RAW SAO 16, RAW SAO 96, RAW DAO 16, RAW DAO 96
Region Protection Control : RPC II
Region : None
Changes User : 5
Changes Vendor : 4
Disc Information (D:\)
Type : DVD Video (DVD-R)
Capacity : 4.36 GB
Layers : 1
Version : 5
Disc Size : 12 cm
Video Format : PAL 16:9 (Mpeg 2, 720x576)
Region(s) : All
Play Time : 10 minutes (00:10:33)
File System : ISO9660, Joliet, UDF
Title : NEW
Date : 5 March 2005
Publisher : n/a
Application : Nero Burning ROM
Drive Information
Drive : PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-108
Type : DVD±R/RW DL Recorder
Firmware Version : 1.20
Buffer Size : 2000 KB
Date : 05-04-25
Serial Number : DJDC432418WL
Vendor Specific : 05/04/25 PIONEER
Drive Letter : E:\
Location : 1:1
Mechanism : Tray
Read Speed : 40 X
Write Speed : 32 X
Read CD Text : Yes
Return C2 Pointers : Yes
Read CD-R : Yes
Read CD-RW : Yes
Read DVD-ROM : Yes
Read DVD-RAM : Yes
Read DVD-R : Yes
Read DVD-RW : Yes
Read DVD+R : Yes
Read DVD+RW : Yes
Read DVD+R DL : Yes
Read Digital Audio : Yes
Read CD+G : No
Read VideoCD : Yes
Write CD-R : Yes
Write CD-RW : Yes
Write DVD-R : Yes
Write DVD-RW : Yes
Write DVD+R : Yes
Write DVD+RW : Yes
Write DVD+R DL : Yes
Write DVD-RAM : No
Buffer Underrun Protection : Yes
Mount Rainier : No
Modes : Packet, TAO, DAO, SAO, RAW SAO, RAW DAO, RAW SAO 16, RAW SAO 96, RAW DAO 16, RAW DAO 96
Region Protection Control : RPC II
Region : 2
Changes User : 4
Changes Vendor : 4
Disc Information (E:\)
Type : - no disc inserted -
Interface Information
Adapter 1
Description : Primary IDE Channel
Driver
Description : System32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys
Company : Microsoft Corporation
Version : 5.00.2195.5376
Description : IDE/ATAPI Port Driver
Attached Devices
Description : Master: Maxtor 6Y120L0
Type : Disk Drive
DMA : On
Adapter 2
Description : Secondary IDE Channel
Driver
Description : System32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys
Company : Microsoft Corporation
Version : 5.00.2195.5376
Description : IDE/ATAPI Port Driver
Attached Devices
Description : Master: HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4480B
Type : CD-Rom Drive
DMA : On
Autorun : On
Description : Slave: PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-108
Type : CD-Rom Drive
DMA : On
Autorun : On
Software Information
Operating System : Windows 2000 Professional (5.00.2195 Service Pack 3)
DirectX : DirectX 7.0a
Description : Nero Burning ROM
Version : 6, 6, 0, 3
Company : Ahead Software AG
Version Check : Ok
Description : Nero StartSmart
Version : 2, 0, 0, 4
Company : Ahead Software AG
Description : Cover Designer
Version : 2, 3, 0, 18
Company : Ahead Software AG
Description : Nero BackItUp Application
Version : 1, 2, 0, 33
Company : Ahead Software AG
Hardware Information
CPU : A0 2500 MHz
Bus Speed : 0 MHz
Motherboard : TriGem Imperial
System : eMachines, Imperial
BIOS : Phoenix 6.00
Memory : 509 MB
Sound : Realtek AC97 Audio
Video : Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller
ASPI Information
System ASPI : ASPI is installed and working properly
WNASPI32.DLL : 4.71 (0001) 45056 bytes May 06, 2002
ASPI32.SYS : 4.71 (0001) 17005 bytes May 06, 2002
WINASPI.DLL : 4.60 (1021) 5600 bytes April 19, 2001
WOWPOST.EXE : 4.60 (1021) 4672 bytes April 19, 2001
Nero ASPI : ASPI is installed and working properly
WNASPI32.DLL : 2.0.1.74 164112 bytes October 26, 2004
Installed OS Patches
(Q284837) 1394 Audio/Video Control Device Stops Working Unexpectedly : No
(Q319973) USB 2.0 Support : No
(Q290089) Computer hangs After you connect Multiple IEEE 1394 devices : No
(Q328120) IEEE 1394 device may disappear when you add new daisy-Chain devices : No
(Q813908) SCSI Pass-Through Mode Sense Command May Crash the Computer : No
(Q322804) Cannot Use Windows Media Player to Read XA Data on 1394 CD-ROM Devices : Yes
(Q322823) Windows Explorer Does Not Detect That the CD-ROM That Was Previously in the CD Drive Has Been Replaced with a Blank CD-R : No
(Q281672) Possible Data Loss After You Enable the 'Write Cache Enabled' Feature : Yes
(Q327081) Data Added to Removable Media During Hibernation May Be Lost When You Resume Windows 2000 : No
(Q332023) Slow Disk Performance When Write Caching Is Enabled : No
(Q818194) USB - You Receive a 'KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED' Error Message : No
(Q276409) Hotfix from Q259545 causes 'Stop 0x0000000A' Error Message in Disk.sys File : Yes
(Q260055) OHCI1394 Driver May Cause a Memory Leak During Asynchronous Write Operation : No
(Q262814) IEEE 1394 OHCI Driver Does Not Retry Busy Devices Properly : No
(Q272155) Connectivity Problems Using VIA 1394 PCI Host Controllers : No
(Q284837) 1394 Audio/Video Control Device Stops Working Unexpectedly : No
(Q260233) Support for ATA 100 (Mode 5) in Windows 2000 : No
(Q312190) A National Semiconductor IDE Controller May Not Function Correctly : Yes
(Q310051) Windows 2000 Does Not Recognize a Digital Video Camera or Other 1394 OHCI Devices When Connected : No
(Q814017) Windows Does Not Detect a SCSI Device After a Surprise Removal : No
(Q816765) The Scsiport Driver May Not Read Registry Parameters That Are Specified for Miniport Drivers : No
(Q290321) 'Stop 0x00000050' Error Message When You View Files on a DVD : Yes
(Q313663) Udfs.sys Has a 2.2 Gigabyte Limitation with DVD-R Media : Yes
(Q277877) USB Devices May Take More Than 30 Seconds to Wake Up After Hibernating : Yes
(Q283787) Multifunction USB Device Cannot Transfer 4 KB or Larger Files : No
(Q313600) An Error Occurs in Usbhub.sys if it Is Used as a Composite Driver : No
(Q810090) USB Update : No
(Q329112) Multi-Border DVD with More Than 4 GB of Data Not Readable Past First Border : No
(Q812415) Problems with Multiple ATA devices : No
(Q322359) Intelide.sys Is Not Used on Computers with ICH4 or ICH5 : No
Please help this has been driving me nuts, also does anyone know if my bus speed should be at zero, Bus Speed : 0 MHz
P.s iv enabled dma with both drives and fragmented harddrive, cannot seem to find firmware for this reader, a simple way anyway, sighs.
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