bussinessmenss Posted October 16, 2007 CID Share Posted October 16, 2007 I have an internal LG DVD Burner (in addition to an external). The internal burner is acting wierd and i'm not sure why. I burn DL DVD's and the speed seems to be inaccurate. First, I used a "2.4 X" disc and it indicated that it was burning at "4X"...which is impossible and inaccurate due to the fact that the 6 Gig movie to about 90 minutes. I use Nero and "2.4X" wasnt even listed as an option. Then I bought the "8x" discs and tried burning with them. It said it was burning at "8x" but it again to 90 minutes. My external is only capable of burning at 2.4 so i'd like to find out whats wrong with my internal? Any Help is greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiraComputer Posted October 17, 2007 CID Share Posted October 17, 2007 whats the speed of your DVD writer [not the discs]? have you set the speed the writer should use when burning a specific media? if your dvd writer is only supporting 4x speed then an 8x dvd -r/+r will only use the maximum of 4x speed of the dvd writer! also check if your firmware is updated. if its updated I suspect that this is an issue caused by DMA not being enabled. This means the device runs in PIO mode which would give you about 4x speed. Also CD burn speed would be restricted. Information: http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/storage/IDE-DMA.mspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiraComputer Posted October 17, 2007 CID Share Posted October 17, 2007 heres a guide on Troubleshooting: Enabling/Checking DMA in Windows Vista, XP, 2000: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sequoia Posted October 17, 2007 CID Share Posted October 17, 2007 Nero CD-DVD Speed (freeware) use its Benchmark function.You will have to sacrifice a disc or two but it will let you know the max speed your burner is capable of for the type disc you test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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