Slow DVDRW problem

[alexlundy]

(sorry if this is in the section......total noobie)

Hi guys, could anyone help out a total noob!??

i got an Exprex dvd DL 16x dvdrw for crimbo & i cant for the life of me get it to work at full speed.

I am running win2000
anthlon xp 2000
256RAM
80gig hd

it says on the box that it should read @ 16x but when i use nero test it can only go to 2.86 :-S

i have no idea where to start.....it has the latest firmware......do i need more ram?

When i use clone DVD it will copy a CD in 40 mins but then will take 98mins oto burn onto a Bulkpack (orange) 8x disk.

could anyone help me out here?
thank you very much in advance,

Alex

[jbv]

Sounds like your drive is in PIO mode and not DMA.

Look here how to do it.

http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=101616

[alexlundy]

thanks man, that makes a world of difference.....is this a common problem that everone knows about and im just a noob or not ?

Alex

[ala42]

You are quite right