Liteon 812s DVD Burning problem: takes ages, burn fail

CD, DVD and (Ultra HD) Blu-ray Writers LiteOn / PLDS / Sony Writer
#1

hey guys,
in may i bought a Liteon 812s DVD/CD combo burner after having read great reviews about liteon. All was working brilliantly till about a week ago, i had a massive spyware/adware hijack of my system due to someone clicking on yes some popups :frowning: . Everything went wrong, including nero where the symptoms first started so i reformated the system, reinstalled XP updated windows etc and working fine. However, the burning problem didnt stop. Everytime i wanted to burn a movie for example(using good media RITEKG04 at 4x) It would burn a coaster and it would take upto 2 1/2 hours for the whole process. it keeps doing it over n over again, real slow. I even updated the firmware to the latest (USOQ). It will burn CDs at max speed (x40). Researching the site i found Kprobe and on analasis the Burst Rate was 26.34 MB/s so no problem there i guess. I even reinstalled nero various times, different versions even but no help. The device is on IDE 2 as Master, DMA 2. What the Hell is going on i wonder? i hope you guys can help :bow:

heres the result from kprobe:
VID LITE-ON
PID DVDRW SOHW-812S
F/W Revision US0Q
Date Code 2004/07/16 21:59
FlashROM Manufacturer ID C2
FlashROM Device ID 38
FlashROM Type MXIC(MX29LV081)(+3.3V)
Region 2
Vendor Resets Available 4
User Resets Available 4
RPC Scheme RPC II
Interleaved DMA Not Supported
Command queuing Not Supported
Overlap operation Not Supported
IORDY Supported
IORDY may be disabled Not Supported
LBA Supported
DMA Supported
Multiword DMA mode 2
PIO mode 4
Ultra DMA Mode 2
Minimum Multiword DMA transfer cycle time per word 120 ns
ManufacturerƂĀ”ƂĀ¦s recommended Multiword DMA transfer cycle time 120 ns
Minimum PIO transfer cycle time without flow control 227 ns
Minimum PIO transfer cycle time with IORDY flow control 120 ns
Major version number ATA/ATAPI-5
SMART feature set Not Supported
Security Mode feature set Not Supported
Removable Media feature set Not Supported
Power Management feature set Not Supported
Burst Rate 26.96 MB/S
Interleaved DMA Not Supported
Command queuing Not Supported
Overlap operation Not Supported
IORDY Supported
IORDY may be disabled Not Supported
LBA Supported
DMA Supported
Multiword DMA mode 2
PIO mode 4
Ultra DMA Mode 2
Minimum Multiword DMA transfer cycle time per word 120 ns
ManufacturerƂĀ”ƂĀ¦s recommended Multiword DMA transfer cycle time 120 ns
Minimum PIO transfer cycle time without flow control 227 ns
Minimum PIO transfer cycle time with IORDY flow control 120 ns
Major version number ATA/ATAPI-5
SMART feature set Not Supported
Security Mode feature set Not Supported
Removable Media feature set Not Supported
Power Management feature set Not Supported
Burst Rate 26.97 MB/S

#2

Welcome to cdfreaks

Check your aspi layer with NeroInfo Tool and make sure you have version 4.60. If not killaspi and install right one. :cool:

What (other then Nero) program(-s) do you use for burning? Can you post a scan of your ā€œcoastersā€ā€¦ :wink:

#3

cool, thanx for the reply. Ive checked the ASPI layer and its all 4.60. The only programm im using is nero because ive never had problems with it and because its easy to use. Iv got a coaster left (the rest i flung off my balcony! :bigsmile: ) but with what programm would i produce a scan?

#4

Hi there,

Leave the scan utilities for later (www.cdspeed2000.com or Kprobe2 at cdfreaks).

Your problem is more likely related to Hw/Bios/Sw/OS re-installation or a hidden running process heavily loading your CPU (virus or not). The key symptom is your burning process is sooo SLOW (2,5 hoursā€¦ ?) for a 4x selected speed.

When burning at 4x a whole 4.7GB DVD disc, it should last around 12-18 minutes. Yours are taking 10 times that value.

Have you checked for viruses? other processes running? You can try DVD burning in Nero under SIMULATION mode / Test max. speed. Donā€™t waste discs. Itā€™s easy to test; if you do not know how to choose that under Nero6, just ask :slight_smile:

You may try to simulate or test speed DVD burning to an image (HD); depending upon your HD/IDE/Mobo/etc quality the max speed result can throw a theoretical astonishing value of 10x, 24x, 33xā€¦ for example; it would mean a burning time of less than 10 minutes by farā€¦

Hope this helps; donā€™t hesitate to askā€¦ :slight_smile:

#5

Funny 40tacosā€¦ Some time ago a made a ā€œtransfer testā€ guide on the fly for one of our members in NEC forum. :wink:

ItƂĀ“s still a ongoing project, but so what, here it is.

#6

Funny pinto2; raico would be happy with that guideā€¦ :wink:

@raico
To be clearer, I expect your current results in the simulation / test max speed will be a very low value (< 1x), or just a Nero error, or just Nero lasts too much, of course in that PC. I imagine you are currently trying to update your antivirus software and running it completelyā€¦ :slight_smile:

Good luck,

#7

hmm interesting, my system did have a hi-CPU load during the infection. Also after the reformat+reinstallation. It was OK after i downloaded all the windows updates. The only result im getting at the moment which i forgot to mention was enabling the Simulation option in Nero, like u guys said. it saved me from getting anymore coasters but was frustrating and almost time wasting. :Z I was only recently able to make a DVD movie using the simulation but still that took a whole 45 mins (sim+burn). In normal time at 4x it shoulda taken a total of -30mins i guess. IƂĀ“ll try to install another antivirus software or put the drive in another PC to test it. Maybe it worksā€¦ :confused:
Thanx for the help! :slight_smile:

#8

Check in the device manager that it ƃĀ­s UDMA 2 or Ultra DMA 2 and that your hard disk is running in a UMDA mode, too. You should also post the output of nero infotool.

#9

Right, the only result i seem to be getting is with RPINCO white label media at 4x with simulation ON. Each takes over 45 minsā€¦
here a copy of NERO INFOTOOL: (i guess most of the info is useless :eek: )

Nero InfoTool 2.07
Drive Information

Drive : LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-812S
Type : DVD-R/RW Combo Drive
Firmware Version : US0Q
Buffer Size : 2 MB
Date : 2004-07-16
Serial Number : 2004012900023461
Vendor Specific : 2004/07/16 21:59
Drive Letter : E:
Location : 1:0
Mechanism : Tray
Read Speed : 40 X
Write Speed : 40 X

Read CD Text : Yes
Return C2 Pointers : Yes
Read CD-R : Yes
Read CD-RW : Yes
Read DVD-ROM : Yes
Read DVD-RAM : No
Read DVD-R : Yes
Read DVD-RW : Yes
Read DVD+R : Yes
Read DVD+RW : Yes
Read Digital Audio : Yes
Read CD+G : Yes
Read VideoCD : Yes

Write CD-R : Yes
Write CD-RW : Yes
Write DVD-R : Yes
Write DVD-RW : Yes
Write DVD+R : Yes
Write DVD+RW : Yes
Write DVD-RAM : No
Buffer Underrun Protection : Yes
Mount Rainier : No
Modes : Packet, TAO, DAO, SAO, RAW SAO, RAW SAO 16, RAW SAO 96, RAW DAO 16, RAW DAO 96

Region Protection Control : RPC II
Region : 2
Changes User : 4
Changes Vendor : 4

Disc Information (E:)

Type : - no disc inserted -

Drive Information

Drive : JLMS XJ-HD166S
Type : DVD-ROM Drive
Firmware Version : DS1C
Buffer Size : 512 KB
Date : ?
Serial Number : ?
Vendor Specific : tƃĀ½ĆƒÅø
Drive Letter : F:
Location : 1:1
Mechanism : Tray
Read Speed : 48 X
Write Speed : n/a

Read CD Text : Yes
Return C2 Pointers : Yes
Read CD-R : Yes
Read CD-RW : Yes
Read DVD-ROM : Yes
Read DVD-RAM : Yes
Read DVD-R : Yes
Read DVD-RW : Yes
Read DVD+R : Yes
Read DVD+RW : Yes
Read Digital Audio : Yes
Read CD+G : Yes
Read VideoCD : Yes

Write CD-R : No
Write CD-RW : No
Write DVD-R : No
Write DVD-RW : No
Write DVD+R : No
Write DVD+RW : No
Write DVD-RAM : No
Buffer Underrun Protection : No
Mount Rainier : No
Modes : n/a

Region Protection Control : RPC II
Region : 2
Changes User : 4
Changes Vendor : 4

Disc Information (F:)

Type : DVD+R
Capacity : 3.62 GB
Layers : 1
Version : 1
Disc Size : 12 cm

File System : ISO9660, Joliet
Title : APPZ_MAY2004
Date : 21 May 2004
Publisher : n/a
Application : Nero Burning ROM

Interface Information

Adapter 1

Description : Primary IDE Channel

Driver
Description : System32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys
Company : Microsoft Corporation
Version : 5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)
Description : IDE/ATAPI Port Driver

Attached Devices
Description : Master: ST340810A
Type : Disk Drive
DMA : On
Description : Slave: ST3120022A
Type : Disk Drive
DMA : On

Adapter 2

Description : Secondary IDE Channel

Driver
Description : System32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys
Company : Microsoft Corporation
Version : 5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)
Description : IDE/ATAPI Port Driver

Attached Devices
Description : Master: LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-812S
Type : CD-Rom Drive
DMA : On
Autorun : On
Description : Slave: JLMS XJ-HD166S
Type : CD-Rom Drive
DMA : On
Autorun : On

Software Information

Operating System : Windows XP Professional (5.01.2600 Service Pack 1)
DirectX : DirectX 8.1b

Description : Nero Burning ROM
Version : 6, 3, 0, 0
Company : Ahead Software AG
Version Check : Ok

Hardware Information

CPU : AMD Athlon XP 3000+ 2167 MHz
Bus Speed : 166 MHz
Motherboard : K7S8X.
System : AMI Uknown
BIOS : AMI P2.20
Memory : 512 MB
Sound : C-Media Wave Device
Video : RADEON 9200 SERIES

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Version : n/a
Company : n/a

Driver : sym_hi
Description : n/a
Version : n/a
Company : n/a

Driver : sym_u3
Description : n/a
Version : n/a
Company : n/a

Driver : sysaudio
Description : System Audio WDM Filter
Version : 5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : Tcpip
Description : TCP/IP Protocol Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : TDPIPE
Description : Named Pipe Transport Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : TDTCP
Description : TCP Transport Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : TermDD
Description : Terminal Server Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : TosIde
Description : n/a
Version : n/a
Company : n/a

Driver : Udfs
Description : UDF File System Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : ultra
Description : n/a
Version : n/a
Company : n/a

Driver : Update
Description : Update Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.0 (XPClient.010817-1148)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : usbehci
Description : EHCI eUSB Miniport Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : usbhub
Description : Default Hub Driver for USB
Version : 5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : usbohci
Description : OHCI USB Miniport Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : USBSTOR
Description : USB Mass Storage Class Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : VgaSave
Description : n/a
Version : n/a
Company : n/a

Driver : ViaIde
Description : n/a
Version : n/a
Company : n/a

Driver : VolSnap
Description : Volume Shadow Copy Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.0 (XPClient.010817-1148)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : Wanarp
Description : MS Remote Access and Routing ARP Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : WDICA
Description : n/a
Version : n/a
Company : n/a

Driver : wdmaud
Description : MMSYSTEM Wave/Midi API mapper
Version : 5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : WSTCODEC
Description : WDM WST Codec Driver
Version : 5.1.2600.0 (XPClient.010817-1148)
Company : Microsoft Corporation

Driver : msvcrt.dll
Version : 7.0.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)

Driver : msvcirt.dll
Version : 7.0.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148)

Driver : mfc42.dll
Version : 6.00.8665.0

Driver : msvcp60.dll
Version : 6.00.8972.0

Driver : ole32.dll
Version : 5.1.2600.1362 (xpsp2.040109-1800)

Driver : olepro32.dll
Version : 5.0.5014

Driver : oledlg.dll
Version : 1.0 (XPClient.010817-1148)

Driver : advapi32.dll
Version : 5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)

Driver : comctl32.dll
Version : 5.82 (xpsp1.020828-1920)

Driver : setupapi.dll
Version : 5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)

Lower Filters

Driver : PxHelp20
Description : Px Engine Device Driver for Windows 2000/XP
Version : 2.02.62a
Company : Sonic Solutions

Upper Filters

Video Codecs

Cinepak Codec by Radius : 1.10.0.6
Intel 4|2|0 Video V2.50 : 4.4.3400
Intel IndeoĀ® Video R3.2
Intel IndeoĀ® Video R3.2
Intel IYUV codec : 5.1.2600.0 (XPClient.010817-1148)
Microsoft RLE : 5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)
Microsoft Video 1 : 5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148)
Microsoft YUV : 5.1.2600.0 (XPClient.010817-1148)
Microsoft YUV : 5.1.2600.0 (XPClient.010817-1148)
Toshiba YUV Codec : 5.1.2600.0 (XPClient.010817-1148)
Microsoft YUV : 5.1.2600.0 (XPClient.010817-1148)
Microsoft H.263 Video Codec : 4.4.3400
Microsoft H.261 Video Codec : 4.4.3400
XviD MPEG-4 Codec : n/a

Audio Codecs

Microsoft IMA ADPCM CODEC : 4.00.0.0
Microsoft ADPCM CODEC : 4.00.0.0
Microsoft CCITT G.711 A-Law and u-Law CODEC : 4.00.0.0
Microsoft GSM 6.10 Audio CODEC : 4.00.0.0
DSP Group TrueSpeechā„¢ Software CODEC : 1.00.0.0
Microsoft G.723.1 CODEC : 1.02.0.1
Windows Media Audio : 4.02.0.0
Sipro Lab Telecom ACELP.net audio codec : 3.02.0.0
Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec (advanced) : 1.09.1.49
Ulead DV Audio Codec : 1.00.0.0
Microsoft PCM Converter : 5.00.0.0

ASPI Information

System ASPI : ASPI is installed and working properly

wnaspi32.dll : 4.60 (1021) 45056 bytes September 10, 1999
aspi32.sys : 4.60 (1021) 25244 bytes September 10, 1999
winaspi.dll : 4.60 (1021) 5600 bytes September 10, 1999
wowpost.exe : 4.60 (1021) 4672 bytes September 10, 1999

Nero ASPI : ASPI is installed and working properly

WNASPI32.DLL : 2.0.1.59 160016 bytes November 11, 2003

Installed OS Patches

(Q810090) USB Update : No
(Q329112) Multi-Border DVD with More Than 4 GB of Data Not Readable Past First Border : Yes
(Q812415) Problems with Multiple ATA devices : No
(Q322359) Intelide.sys Is Not Used on Computers with ICH4 or ICH5 : No
(Q320174) IMAPI Update - CDs recorded have missing files or errors : Yes
(Q311542) Devices May not power up properly when resuming from standby : Yes
(Q327086) Data Added to Removable Media During Hibernation May Be Lost When You Resume Windows XP : Yes
(Q308374) Ricoh 1394 Controller May Not Work with Windows XP : No
(Q314634) Windows XP Does Not Detect Your New USB Device : Yes
(Q822603) USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 update : No
(Q323507) Your IEEE 1394 or USB CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive May Not Be Recognized in Windows XP : No
(Q815834) ā€˜Code 28ā€™ Error Message and a Yellow Exclamation Mark Next to a USB Device in Device Manager After Your Computer Resumes from Hibernation : No
(Q316575) Problems When You Swap a CD-ROM During Hibernation in Windows XP : No
(Q811789) Surprise Removal of 1394 Device Can Cause Bluescreen Error : No
(Q323322) Cannot Use Sony VAIO PCG-C1MRX Internal Camera with Windows Messenger After You Apply Q316397 : No
(Q811789) Surprise Removal of 1394 Device Can Cause Bluescreen Error : No

#10

Your directx is out of date as well as your version of nero.

#11

DirectX does not matter in DVD burning.

Nero version is important, but you say your system was working until recently, so itā€™s not the most important thing right now.

RE-READ all the thread: the first important is you thoroughly check your system against viruses with an updated antivirus (well, thaā€™s my opinion). Thenā€¦

Re-check UDMA2 enabled in Windows control panel / configuration.

You are using Seagate disks (40GB + 120GB?). Now I askā€¦

(1) How much free space is there on those hard disks?
(2) Which hard disk are you using for ā€˜tempā€™ files in Nero?

#12

I had a similar problem which was somewhat resolved after setting my AV to scan only selected data files and excluding my working video directories.

Before that my settings after restoring my system from a virus attack whas to check all file s on create and modify. A liitle too much paranoia!

#13

well the directX update was done, nevermind. The system was still dodgy after the reinstallation but was OK after loadsa WIN updates, except for the burning problem which still persistedā€¦ :frowning:

In the device manager the PRIMARY IDE CHANNEL is ULTRA DMA MODE 5, The SECONDARY IDE is ULTRA DMA MODE 2
so i presume thats OK.

As for the 2 Hardrives,
-the 40 gig is my C: (MASTER) with XP and main programms installed with about 14GB LEFT
-the 120 gig is my D: (SLAVE) used mainly for storage (Movies etcā€¦) with about 560MB left
On nero File->Preferences the cache is set to the C: Drive so that should b OK

As for the virus scanner, havent found another but will turn my current one (kaspersky) OFF next time i burn see if that helps. i think thats what u meant jrmjhowell.

Maybe if i use another IDE cable it might solve the problem although CDƂĀ“s did burn OKā€¦

I just cant think of anything elseā€¦ :rolleyes:

#14

hmmā€¦

For testing purposes:

(a) Turn off kaspersky: OK
(b) Change IDE cables: OK (healthy, for testing purposes)
Ā© 120gig disk (99% full) ā€¦ intuition rings a bellā€¦ Please free 5GB space there (or more), despite the fact is not your TEMP diskā€¦

Regarding Ā©, at the end you should seriously consider using 120gig disk for TEMP purposes (Nero, etc), because it is likely to have beter performance (faster) than 40gigā€¦ :slight_smile: I had that HD model months ago and did a lot of tests: the speed profile it too varying, I mean, upon heavy use, there will be zones in the Seagate 340810 that will perform very sloooow reading / writing. I wonā€™t be surprised if you finally determine that changing Nero TEMP, pagefile.sys, etc (or your whole OS install) from 40gig to 120gig disk ā€¦ would solve your problem.

Hope this helps

#15

:o NEWS NEWS!!!

i have tried all the methods mentioned but NADA.

  • i transfered the drive to another PC (WIN 2000), same results
    -Used another IDE cable, same results
    -Turned off Kaspersky AV, same results
    -Vigorous antivirus Scans, same results
    -etc etcā€¦

Finally the other day i tried to burn at X2 speed instead. The burn process went smoothly and took an average, healthy 27mins for x2. I used various formats, ISO movies etc and they all went well. I guess this means my Drive is faulty and there is something wrong with the Drives Firm/Hardware for burning at 4X.
Thanx for all the HELP YOU GUYS!! :bow:

P.S. at 4X speed burning the Recorders buffer level would go up n down frantically from 0-100%. At 2X or healthy burns (also CD) the recorder buffer would stay in the +95% region. Maybe these figures could help diagnose these symptoms?

#16

have you tried this.Troubleshooting

Q: Why is my drive burning and/or reading so slow? And not only is it writing slow, why is it writing so poorly?
A: Please download KProbe, and then under the Info menu, select Drive. Query the drive and notice the burst rate of the drive. If the burst rate of your drive is less than 20 MB/s, then you have a problem with how your system is interfacing with the drive. Almost always, this translates to DMA not being enabled for your drive in your system configuration, which leads to slower read performance, slower write speeds, and lower write quality. To find out more about DMA and how to turn it on, please refer to this guide: http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=101616

If your drive has a healthy burst rate (in excess of 20 MB/s), then there are other things to look out for:
(insert list of other causes here)

#17

Is the IDE cable for the secondary an 80 pin (thinner wire cable 2x the wires) type or the standard 40 pin IDE? My particular MB wonā€™t enable Ultra DMA unless it detects the newer style IDE cable.

Just a thought. Although if you have the same style cables as when all was fine it probably wonā€™t matter.

AS for the AV software. I never disable it completely, I just exclude the working directories (video temp, and final Audio_TS / Video_TS) from the realtime scans.

#18

hey guys i have got the same problem, only mine is the external drive the SOHW-821Sā€¦any suggestions? the burning takes agessss when nero estimates the process to take 8minsā€¦

#19

Iā€™ve the same problem, after flash my slimline LiteOn sdw-431s (oem) drive with the (wrong) firmware of the sdw-431 (external). Nero shows 4x speed, but 1hour is needed for a full dvd (=1x speed).
Did you update your firmware??

Marc