why does a 4x dvd+r maxell disc burning at 8x takes 15 min. to burn??

*DVD_ADDICT* · 15-12-2004

i've done a few burns with my newly BENQ 1620 drive with firmware B7P9. the first few burns i did with SONY 8x DVD+R media burned at 16x which took about 7-8 minutes. now i've tried using MAXELL DVD+R 4x discs burning at 8x speed but it's taking almost 15 minutes to burn. Is that odd or is that the norm?

those discs playback ok but why is it taking 15 min. to burn. i'm wondering if they can't be burned @ 8x. any comments or advice will be appreciated. thanks in advance.

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*dishinit* · 15-12-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by DVD_ADDICT

i've done a few burns with my newly BENQ 1620 drive with firmware B7P9. the first few burns i did with SONY 8x DVD+R media burned at 16x which took about 7-8 minutes. now i've tried using MAXELL DVD+R 4x discs burning at 8x speed but it's taking almost 15 minutes to burn. Is that odd or is that the norm?

those discs playback ok but why is it taking 15 min. to burn. i'm wondering if they can't be burned @ 8x. any comments or advice will be appreciated. thanks in advance.

dvd_addict,
7 to 8 minutes is not 16X writing. 5-1/2 to 6:20 is. Sounds like the burn is slowing down to 12X or slower.
How did you get your burn time results? Do you have a log? & could you post it?
What burning program are you using?
What are your burn settings in the program?
I know these are dumb questions, but lets start here.

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PLEXTOR 708A DVDRW
PIONEER 107D DVDRW
LITEON 811 DVDRW
BENQ 1620 DVDRW
TOSHIBA (2) 1612 DVD-ROM
PLEXTOR 48X24X48 CDRW
PENT 4 HT 3.00C. 800 FSB, PENT 2.40 533 FSB
ASUS MOBO'S P4P800SE (2)
1GB CRUCIAL PC32OO DUAL CHANNEL MEMORY, 1GB CRUCIAL PC27OO
WESTERN DIGITAL 36GB SATA RAPTOR HARD DRIVE
MAXTOR 200GB HARD DRIVE
MAXTOR (2) 250GB HARD DRIVES
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MAXTOR (2) 120GB HARD DRIVES
MAXTOR 60GB HARD DRIVE
ANTEC TRUE POWER 480 WATT POWER SUPPLY
ANTEC TRUE POWER 430 WATT POWER SUPPLY
CANOPUS ADVC-100 ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER
MAXTOR ATA-133 PCI CONTROLLER CARDS

*8T8* · 15-12-2004

Double check DMA is enabled in Windows and/or the bios

In windows go to control panel->system->hardware->device manager and bring up the properties of the IDE controller channel the drive attached to and check the advanced tab so see if Ultra DMA 2 mode is enabled.

If DMA is on try another IDE cable or install your most recent chipset drivers and remove the 1620 from the device manager and let it reinstall.

Latest Intel chipset drivers

*DVD_ADDICT* · 15-12-2004

DMA is enabled. The IDE cable is brand new and I don't have INTEL APPLICATION ACCELERATOR installed on that pc. The drive is set to ULTRA DMA mode, connected to secondary primary master and the jumper is set to master. I'll have to test out the drive with other brands of media or use another ide cable. Thanks for the replies.

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PLEXTOR 708A DVDRW
PIONEER 107D DVDRW
LITEON 811 DVDRW
BENQ 1620 DVDRW
TOSHIBA (2)1612 DVD-ROM
PLEXTOR 48X24X48 CDRW
PENT 4 HT 3.00C, 800 FSB, PENT 4 2.40 533 FSB
ASUS MOBO's P4P800SE (2)
1GB CRUCIAL PC3200 MEMORY, 1GB CRUCIAL PC2700
WESTERN DIGITAL 36GB RAPTOR HARD DRIVE
MAXTOR 200 GB HARD DRIVE
MAXTOR (2)250 GB HARD DRIVEs
MAXTOR 200 GB SATA HARD DRIVE
MAXTOR (2)120 GB HARD DRIVEs
MAXTOR 60 GB HARD DRIVE
ANTEC TRUE POWER430 WATT
ANTEC SLK2650 CASE, ANTEC SLK2600AMB CASE
CANOPUS ADVC-100 ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER
MAXTOR ATA -133 PCI CONTROLLER CARD

D-Sisive · 15-12-2004

obviously ur drive is only burning the 8x sony at ~12x if its done in 7-8mins

a real 8x burn takes me about 9-10mins

15mins is 4x burn so if it takes 15mins, ur burner is only burning it at 4x thus its prolly not supported

*MegaDETH* · 15-12-2004

What is the media code on the 4x disks? Are you sure they can be burned at 8x?

Here is what I have seen in burn times and I think most others have.

16x = 5:50 - 6:10

12x = 6:30 give or take 3 seconds is what I'm getting with 8x prodisk.

8x = 8:30

4x = 15:00

*DVD_ADDICT* · 16-12-2004

Media code is RICOHJPNR01. I did have one disc burned @ 8x in 7-8 min. I use NERO 6.6.0.1.

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PLEXTOR 708A DVDRW
PIONEER 107D DVDRW
LITEON 811 DVDRW
BENQ 1620 DVDRW
TOSHIBA (2)1612 DVD-ROM
PLEXTOR 48X24X48 CDRW
PENT 4 HT 3.00C, 800 FSB, PENT 4 2.40 533 FSB
ASUS MOBO's P4P800SE (2)
1GB CRUCIAL PC3200 MEMORY, 1GB CRUCIAL PC2700
WESTERN DIGITAL 36GB RAPTOR HARD DRIVE
MAXTOR 200 GB HARD DRIVE
MAXTOR (2)250 GB HARD DRIVEs
MAXTOR 200 GB SATA HARD DRIVE
MAXTOR (2)120 GB HARD DRIVEs
MAXTOR 60 GB HARD DRIVE
ANTEC TRUE POWER430 WATT
ANTEC SLK2650 CASE, ANTEC SLK2600AMB CASE
CANOPUS ADVC-100 ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER
MAXTOR ATA -133 PCI CONTROLLER CARD

danielwritesback · 16-12-2004

Oh, THAT media. That Ricoh used to be a good media.
My last 200 discs have had varying degrees of data integrity (varying from 100% is not good).
Anyway, head on over to cdspeed2000.com to pick up a recent copy of CD/DVD speed, and run the extras/quality test on some of the discs.
Post your scans so we can see what's going on.

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DVD_ADDICT MyCE Resident Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,372	why does a 4x dvd+r maxell disc burning at 8x takes 15 min. to burn?? i've done a few burns with my newly BENQ 1620 drive with firmware B7P9. the first few burns i did with SONY 8x DVD+R media burned at 16x which took about 7-8 minutes. now i've tried using MAXELL DVD+R 4x discs burning at 8x speed but it's taking almost 15 minutes to burn. Is that odd or is that the norm? those discs playback ok but why is it taking 15 min. to burn. i'm wondering if they can't be burned @ 8x. any comments or advice will be appreciated. thanks in advance. ___________________________________________________________________ PLEXTOR 708A DVDRW PIONEER 107D DVDRW LITEON 811 DVDRW BENQ 1620 DVDRW TOSHIBA (2) 1612 DVD-ROM PLEXTOR 48X24X48 CDRW PENT 4 HT 3.00C. 800 FSB, PENT 2.40 533 FSB ASUS MOBO'S P4P800SE (2) 1GB CRUCIAL PC32OO DUAL CHANNEL MEMORY, 1GB CRUCIAL PC27OO WESTERN DIGITAL 36GB SATA RAPTOR HARD DRIVE MAXTOR 200GB HARD DRIVE MAXTOR (2) 250GB HARD DRIVES MAXTOR 200GB SATA HARD DRIVE MAXTOR (2) 120GB HARD DRIVES MAXTOR 60GB HARD DRIVE ANTEC TRUE POWER 480 WATT POWER SUPPLY ANTEC TRUE POWER 430 WATT POWER SUPPLY CANOPUS ADVC-100 ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER MAXTOR ATA-133 PCI CONTROLLER CARDS

15-12-2004	#3
8T8 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 740	Re: why does a 4x dvd+r maxell disc burning at 8x takes 15 min. to burn?? Double check DMA is enabled in Windows and/or the bios In windows go to control panel->system->hardware->device manager and bring up the properties of the IDE controller channel the drive attached to and check the advanced tab so see if Ultra DMA 2 mode is enabled. If DMA is on try another IDE cable or install your most recent chipset drivers and remove the 1620 from the device manager and let it reinstall. Latest Intel chipset drivers

15-12-2004	#4
DVD_ADDICT MyCE Resident Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,372	Re: why does a 4x dvd+r maxell disc burning at 8x takes 15 min. to burn?? DMA is enabled. The IDE cable is brand new and I don't have INTEL APPLICATION ACCELERATOR installed on that pc. The drive is set to ULTRA DMA mode, connected to secondary primary master and the jumper is set to master. I'll have to test out the drive with other brands of media or use another ide cable. Thanks for the replies. ___________________________________________________________________________ PLEXTOR 708A DVDRW PIONEER 107D DVDRW LITEON 811 DVDRW BENQ 1620 DVDRW TOSHIBA (2)1612 DVD-ROM PLEXTOR 48X24X48 CDRW PENT 4 HT 3.00C, 800 FSB, PENT 4 2.40 533 FSB ASUS MOBO's P4P800SE (2) 1GB CRUCIAL PC3200 MEMORY, 1GB CRUCIAL PC2700 WESTERN DIGITAL 36GB RAPTOR HARD DRIVE MAXTOR 200 GB HARD DRIVE MAXTOR (2)250 GB HARD DRIVEs MAXTOR 200 GB SATA HARD DRIVE MAXTOR (2)120 GB HARD DRIVEs MAXTOR 60 GB HARD DRIVE ANTEC TRUE POWER430 WATT ANTEC SLK2650 CASE, ANTEC SLK2600AMB CASE CANOPUS ADVC-100 ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER MAXTOR ATA -133 PCI CONTROLLER CARD

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D-Sisive CD Freaks Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 64	Re: why does a 4x dvd+r maxell disc burning at 8x takes 15 min. to burn?? obviously ur drive is only burning the 8x sony at ~12x if its done in 7-8mins a real 8x burn takes me about 9-10mins 15mins is 4x burn so if it takes 15mins, ur burner is only burning it at 4x thus its prolly not supported

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DVD_ADDICT MyCE Resident Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,372	Re: why does a 4x dvd+r maxell disc burning at 8x takes 15 min. to burn?? Media code is RICOHJPNR01. I did have one disc burned @ 8x in 7-8 min. I use NERO 6.6.0.1. ___________________________________________________________________________ PLEXTOR 708A DVDRW PIONEER 107D DVDRW LITEON 811 DVDRW BENQ 1620 DVDRW TOSHIBA (2)1612 DVD-ROM PLEXTOR 48X24X48 CDRW PENT 4 HT 3.00C, 800 FSB, PENT 4 2.40 533 FSB ASUS MOBO's P4P800SE (2) 1GB CRUCIAL PC3200 MEMORY, 1GB CRUCIAL PC2700 WESTERN DIGITAL 36GB RAPTOR HARD DRIVE MAXTOR 200 GB HARD DRIVE MAXTOR (2)250 GB HARD DRIVEs MAXTOR 200 GB SATA HARD DRIVE MAXTOR (2)120 GB HARD DRIVEs MAXTOR 60 GB HARD DRIVE ANTEC TRUE POWER430 WATT ANTEC SLK2650 CASE, ANTEC SLK2600AMB CASE CANOPUS ADVC-100 ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER MAXTOR ATA -133 PCI CONTROLLER CARD

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danielwritesback CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: SouthEast Kansas--way out in the forrest by Sedan Posts: 452	Re: why does a 4x dvd+r maxell disc burning at 8x takes 15 min. to burn?? Oh, THAT media. That Ricoh used to be a good media. My last 200 discs have had varying degrees of data integrity (varying from 100% is not good). Anyway, head on over to cdspeed2000.com to pick up a recent copy of CD/DVD speed, and run the extras/quality test on some of the discs. Post your scans so we can see what's going on.

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