Hello,
I tried looking for a solution to this problem in the threads so I hope this hasn't been posted before. I installed a new DVR-109 in my computer,set up as the slave drive, with a Sony DVD ROM drive as the master. This replaced my old Sony CD writer. If I leave a disc in the DVR-109 drive, my computer hangs up at "verifying dmi data pool", and displays both drives (where when I had the Sony CD writer, it only displayed one drive,even though both were installed). It won't start windows until I hit the eject button on the DVR-109. So far burning DVD's has not been a problem, Nero, DVDDecryptor and Alcohol all let me burn at the dvd r media's write speeds. When I try to burn a cd, Alcohol shows that it will only burn cd's up to 4X. If I try to burn a cd with windows, it only allows me to burn at 4x. Nero works fine, and I can burn cd's at 40X. I ran the Nero speed test, and that showed the top speed to be around 40X,and an average speed of 30-33%, can't remember exactly. I am using a 40 wire IDE cable, and it has been recommended that I use an 80 wire IDE cable, so I just ordered one. This was also advised to me by the Pionneer support tech I spoke with. He also recommended setting the DVR-109 as the master, and the DVD Rom as the slave, which I also tried, same problem. Just wondering if anyone has had the same problem or has any recommendations. Thanks in advance
