Slow speed

Hornster 2003-05-24 16:51:21 UTC #1

recently, having formatted my hard drive, i tried to back-up a new game that i had just bought but when i tried to create the image file, the fastest read speed (and write speed of the image) was only about 16x when i have a ltr-32123s xsox! i tried this using both clone cd and alcohol, yet still the slow speeds using the same settings that i had done previously (before the format).

does anyone know why i might be getting the slow speeds?
could it be due to the format?

ari 2003-05-24 20:57:16 UTC #2

Sounds like a DMA problem. Search around the forums for that to find your most likely answer.

Ari

rdgrimes 2003-05-24 21:59:31 UTC #3

With Win2K/XP, drives frequently get installed in PIO mode, simple change them to DMA.

CDRecorder 2003-05-25 00:05:54 UTC #4

It does sound like a DMA problem.

Also, I would recommend that you upgrade to firmware XS0Z from the Lite-On web site for this drive. It changes the drive from Z-CLV to P-CAV, which means that it will take less time to burn a disc at 32x.

CDRecorder 2003-05-27 18:02:15 UTC #5

There are instructions in the CDRLabs FAQ forum.

Hornster 2003-05-28 05:23:27 UTC #6

it seems as though you were all right, i enabled dma and now it works a lot better.:bigsmile:

Also, I would recommend that you upgrade to firmware XS0Z from the Lite-On web site for this drive. It changes the drive from Z-CLV to P-CAV, which means that it will take less time to burn a disc at 32x.

i downloaded the firmware you suggested, but when i tried to install it, an error:

''ERROR:
Can't found LTR-32123S firmware: XS01-XS0Z drive !
This flash utility only supports LTR-32123S firmware: XS01-XS0Z
Can't find ATAPI Drive !''

could this be as a result of updating my aspi drivers to 4.71?

tried flashing again with existing firmware and same error appeared

Please Help

CDRecorder 2003-05-28 18:47:54 UTC #7

That is a possibility. I have had problems with Nero CD Speed and InfoTool not recognizing drives when ASPI 4.7x was installed. Try ASPI 4.6 and see if that helps.

Hornster 2003-06-04 15:11:28 UTC #8

how can i uninstall aspi drivers?

CDRecorder 2003-06-04 15:40:10 UTC #9

Try just installing ASPI 4.6 over your current version of ASPI.

rdgrimes 2003-06-04 16:29:39 UTC #10

ForceASPI has tools for removing and/or replacing.

Hornster 2003-06-06 05:39:30 UTC #11

i removed version 4.71 by deleting them from the relevant windows/system directory and used aspi check to confirm that it had been removed (which showed 'not installed')

i then downloaded versions 4.6, 4.71 and 4.71.2.

i tried to flash my drive with no aspi drivers - failed (obviously)
then i tried all three versions of aspi, attemping to flash my drive after each install - all attempts failed!

will be downloading force aspi and trying that shortly.

Hornster 2003-06-09 04:51:25 UTC #12

used force aspi 1.7 to remove aspi drivers, and then to install drivers and it worked!

force aspi rules!!