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Old July 20th 06, 07:26 PM posted to alt.comp.periphs.cdr
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I have 2 DVD burners which I have installed in my new computer. I removed
them from my old computer and installed them on the Secondary IDE channel of
my new computer. They are an LG and a Lite-On, both set for CS (cable
select), just as they were in the old computer. I removed the single drive
that came with the new computer and put it in the old computer.

The problem is slow ripping. In the old computer, both drives ripped at
speeds of around 30x to 40x using any of a number of ripping programs. On
the new computer, which should be faster if anything, they rip at about 10x.

I looked in the Device Manager to make sure DMA was enabled and it said,
"DMA if available". Below that I expected to see something like DMA 2
enabled, or perhaps PIO. Instead, both said "Not Applicable". That one's
got me stumped. I know what to do if there is a sudden sluggishness; I
uninstall the drive and let the computer reinstall it, which brings it back
to DMA. I've had to do this several times, and it was always successful.
But Not Applicable I don't understand.

What can I do to get these drives up to speed in my new computer?

Thanks muchly,

Norm Strong


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Old July 20th 06, 08:16 PM posted to alt.comp.periphs.cdr
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On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 11:26:49 -0700, wrote:

| I have 2 DVD burners which I have installed in my new computer. I removed
| them from my old computer and installed them on the Secondary IDE channel of
| my new computer. They are an LG and a Lite-On, both set for CS (cable
| select), just as they were in the old computer. I removed the single drive
| that came with the new computer and put it in the old computer.
|
| The problem is slow ripping. In the old computer, both drives ripped at
| speeds of around 30x to 40x using any of a number of ripping programs. On
| the new computer, which should be faster if anything, they rip at about 10x.
|
| I looked in the Device Manager to make sure DMA was enabled and it said,
| "DMA if available". Below that I expected to see something like DMA 2
| enabled, or perhaps PIO. Instead, both said "Not Applicable". That one's
| got me stumped. I know what to do if there is a sudden sluggishness; I
| uninstall the drive and let the computer reinstall it, which brings it back
| to DMA. I've had to do this several times, and it was always successful.
| But Not Applicable I don't understand.
|
| What can I do to get these drives up to speed in my new computer?

Could be a cable problem. Although DMA 2 shouldn't require an 80-wire cable,
using one never hurts.

Larc



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Old July 20th 06, 08:19 PM posted to alt.comp.periphs.cdr
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Default I'm having trouble with my DVD burners

On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 11:26:49 -0700, wrote:

| I have 2 DVD burners which I have installed in my new computer. I removed
| them from my old computer and installed them on the Secondary IDE channel of
| my new computer. They are an LG and a Lite-On, both set for CS (cable
| select), just as they were in the old computer. I removed the single drive
| that came with the new computer and put it in the old computer.
|
| The problem is slow ripping. In the old computer, both drives ripped at
| speeds of around 30x to 40x using any of a number of ripping programs. On
| the new computer, which should be faster if anything, they rip at about 10x.
|
| I looked in the Device Manager to make sure DMA was enabled and it said,
| "DMA if available". Below that I expected to see something like DMA 2
| enabled, or perhaps PIO. Instead, both said "Not Applicable". That one's
| got me stumped. I know what to do if there is a sudden sluggishness; I
| uninstall the drive and let the computer reinstall it, which brings it back
| to DMA. I've had to do this several times, and it was always successful.
| But Not Applicable I don't understand.
|
| What can I do to get these drives up to speed in my new computer?

Sorry, I didn't read your post closely enough. Don't use cable select. Set
jumpers properly and designate one drive as master and the other as slave.

Larc



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Old July 20th 06, 11:42 PM posted to alt.comp.periphs.cdr
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.. --------------------------------------
Mike Richter, were you born with
"Scam Artist" emblazoned on your face?
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wrote:

I have 2 DVD burners which I have installed in my new computer. I removed
them from my old computer and installed them on the Secondary IDE channel of
my new computer. They are an LG and a Lite-On, both set for CS (cable
select), just as they were in the old computer. I removed the single drive
that came with the new computer and put it in the old computer.

The problem is slow ripping. In the old computer, both drives ripped at
speeds of around 30x to 40x using any of a number of ripping programs. On
the new computer, which should be faster if anything, they rip at about 10x.

I looked in the Device Manager to make sure DMA was enabled and it said,
"DMA if available". Below that I expected to see something like DMA 2
enabled, or perhaps PIO. Instead, both said "Not Applicable". That one's
got me stumped. I know what to do if there is a sudden sluggishness; I
uninstall the drive and let the computer reinstall it, which brings it back
to DMA. I've had to do this several times, and it was always successful.
But Not Applicable I don't understand.

What can I do to get these drives up to speed in my new computer?


IIRC, get "Not Applicable" when there's no drive. You didn't mention
you went into the BIOS and set the 2nd drive to something like "enable"
or "auto detect"?
..

=============================================
Mike Richter - The Slimiest Friggin SOB (UDF)
=============================================

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UDF is an unreliable format
UDF is a fragile format

The format is very fragile and unreliable.

There is an inherent problem in UDF,
particularly with fixed-length packets

The faults of fixed-length packets are in the format,
not in the specific software which implements UDF.
---------------------------------------------------

But then again:

======================
From: Mike Richter (The Slimiest Friggin ****)
Date: 5/4/06
Subject: UDF Has just bit me in the bum

I have used UDF for many years, but yesterday I had my first
corruption. I am now wondering whether to bother with UDF


First, your problem is not with UDF
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..

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Mikey, you are The Slimiest Friggin SOB!
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Mike Richter, were you born with
"Scam Artist" emblazoned on your face?
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(Mike Richter, any Material Connection w/ Roxio?)
 




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