DVD Writer Buffer Too Small!

[Zach]

Hello,

I just upgraded from a Pioneer DVR-104 (worked good but only burnt at
2x, took 25 mins for a dvd) to a Pioneer DVR-111. When I try to burn a
DVD, it burns at 12x but has to pause all the time because the device
buffer empties faster than it can be filled. The buffer on my computer
is at 95-100% the whole time. What's going on? This new DVD writer
takes 50 minutes to burn 1 DVD!

I returned the first DVD writer to newegg for a replacement and the new
one does the same thing! what's my problem?

Thanks,
Zach

 

[JAD]

little to do with the burner as much as it has to do with the software your
using to burn with, and the OS.

 

[Marcel Overweel]

Hello,

I just upgraded from a Pioneer DVR-104 (worked good but only burnt at
2x, took 25 mins for a dvd) to a Pioneer DVR-111. When I try to burn a
DVD, it burns at 12x but has to pause all the time because the device
buffer empties faster than it can be filled. The buffer on my computer
is at 95-100% the whole time. What's going on? This new DVD writer
takes 50 minutes to burn 1 DVD!

I returned the first DVD writer to newegg for a replacement and the new
one does the same thing! what's my problem?

Thanks,
Zach

Hi Zach,

It could be the transfer mode of the cd drive, or better said: the transfer
mode of the IDE channel being used.

Go to the device manager.
Open up the Primary or Secundairy IDE channel (depending on the connection
you used).
Make sure that (translating from dutch now..) data transfer mode(?) is set
to "DMA, if available", and *not* to "PIO".
Just below that option is the real transfer mode being used.
If you had to change the mode, it should indicate DMA or Ultra-DMA mode
after a reboot.

Windows sometimes completely ruins these settings.
In worst case, if you can't change the transfer mode, you'll have to remove
the Pri. or Sec. IDE channel from the device manager and reboot to let
windows redetect and reload it with fresh settings.

Hope that helps.

regards,
Marcel

 

[sbb78247]

little to do with the burner as much as it has to do with the
software your using to burn with, and the OS.

and not to mention the other 50 tray icons runninb background processes, eh?