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Plextor PX-708a 100% cpu usage when burning?
I just switched from a SCSI Yamaha CDR burner to a brand new IDE Plextor
PX-708a DVD Burner, but something isn't right cause when I try to burn a DVD my CPU usage jumps to 100% and it goes into Burn Protection mode every few seconds cause the buffer runs out of data. The same thing happens if I burn a CD at any decent speed (ie: 16x or better). My machine specs a Pentium III 1000Mhz 256MB Ram 20GB HD Could this problem be caused by some sort of software issue? Would it be worth while to try to format my HD and start with a fresh install of Windows 2000? Or is it possible it's a hardware issue. Currently the DVD burner is configured as a slave attached to the secondary IDE port. The master on that port is my existing CD reader. It was easiest to set things up like this due to the cabling issue since I believe that the master has to be on the end of those 80 conductor cables. Thank you for any suggestions, Harry -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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Win2000 installs all optical drives in PIO mode by default, just go and turn
on DMA and you're set. "Harry Muscle" wrote in message ... I just switched from a SCSI Yamaha CDR burner to a brand new IDE Plextor PX-708a DVD Burner, but something isn't right cause when I try to burn a DVD my CPU usage jumps to 100% and it goes into Burn Protection mode every few seconds cause the buffer runs out of data. The same thing happens if I burn a CD at any decent speed (ie: 16x or better). My machine specs a Pentium III 1000Mhz 256MB Ram 20GB HD Could this problem be caused by some sort of software issue? Would it be worth while to try to format my HD and start with a fresh install of Windows 2000? Or is it possible it's a hardware issue. Currently the DVD burner is configured as a slave attached to the secondary IDE port. The master on that port is my existing CD reader. It was easiest to set things up like this due to the cabling issue since I believe that the master has to be on the end of those 80 conductor cables. Thank you for any suggestions, Harry -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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"Harry Muscle" wrote in message ...
I just switched from a SCSI Yamaha CDR burner to a brand new IDE Plextor PX-708a DVD Burner, but something isn't right cause when I try to burn a DVD my CPU usage jumps to 100% and it goes into Burn Protection mode every few seconds cause the buffer runs out of data. The same thing happens if I burn a CD at any decent speed (ie: 16x or better). My machine specs a Pentium III 1000Mhz 256MB Ram 20GB HD Could this problem be caused by some sort of software issue? Would it be worth while to try to format my HD and start with a fresh install of Windows 2000? Or is it possible it's a hardware issue. Currently the DVD burner is configured as a slave attached to the secondary IDE port. The master on that port is my existing CD reader. It was easiest to set things up like this due to the cabling issue since I believe that the master has to be on the end of those 80 conductor cables. You can try unplugging the reader (and setting the burner as IDE master), and make sure you've enabled DMA for the drive. I think I read somewhere that the controller of the IDE bus may slow down to the speed of the slowest device for some people. |
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