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I am having a problem. I used to have a Plextor Px-716A, then the tray broke and I bought the same one. Ever since I had this new one my read speed and burn speed have been slower. I used to burn at 4x now it only burns at 1.6x and reads at about 2.5X. My other dvd drive also reads slower (not the burner). I have done everything I can think of. Updated my firware, Checked my Primary and Secondary IDE channels making sure they were on DMA if available and Ultra DMA Mode, tried adjusting my read/burn speeds with dvdd. I don't think it's just a problem with the burner because like I said before my problem is also affecting my Dvd drive ,when I read with that as well. Any help would be fantastic.
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some disc will read slower then another, did you try different movie?sigpic
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Yes I have backed up about 30 movies since I have gotten the new burner, and they all write and read very slowly.Originally Posted by NightTran Comment
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Doesn't Plextor have riplock on it? Find a firmware without riplock - see link in my signature (or did your firmware update include a riplock free firmware?) If this is the case, check your IDe cables.
RegardsLes
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I got the most recent firmware upgrade from Plextor's site. Then I read through all the previous upgrades of the firware and it never metioned anything on riplock. I saw all this here > http://www.plextor.com/english/suppo...irm_716old.htmOriginally Posted by blutach
Where else could I find an upgrade for this burner without riplock?? Because I really don't think there is a problem with my IDE cables. Comment
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Get the 1.09 here and see if that helps.
RegardsLes
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"burns at 1.6x "
don't sound like firmware
don't see how it could be anything but pio mode
might be a good idea to run the selfdiagnostic
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Unfortunitly that did not help. My burner still reads and writes at 1.6x and my regular dvd drive still reads at 2.5x. I have no clue what's going on. Do you think installing any other programs could have affect this? I used to burn with Nero, but now I only burn with Decrypter. Could updating Nero changed any settings. The only software I have installed recently on my computer has been Updating to the latest Nero, installing ImgBurn, installing Menu Shrink, and installing pgcedit. However, I was still having my problem before installing any of these. Here are my IDE ATA/ATAPI controller readings (I think everything is set right, but here they are anyways). I have 2 Primary and 1 secondary. Primary 1- { Device 0} Transfer Mode: DMA if available Current Transfer Mode: Ultra DMA Mode 5 {Device 1} Transfer Mode: DMA if available Current Transfer Mode: Not Applicable. Primary 2- {Device 0} Transfer Mode: Dma if available Current Transfer Mode: Ultra DMA Mode 5 {Devide 1} Transfer Mode: DMA if available Current Transfer Mode: Not Applicable. Secondary- {Device 0} Transfer Mode: Dma if available Current Transfer Mode: PIO Mode {Device 1} Transfer Mode: DMA if available Current Transfer Mode: PIO Mode.Originally Posted by blutach Comment
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Bingo!
"Secondary- {Device 0} Transfer Mode: Dma if available Current Transfer Mode: PIO Mode {Device 1} Transfer Mode: DMA if available Current Transfer Mode: PIO Mode."
see blu sig: "fixing your dma"Comment
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ok for my Secondary i was able to fix my {Device 0} it now reads Transfer Mode: DMA if available Current transfer Mode: Ultra DMA mode 2, so that one is good. My Dvd reader drive now reads fine. The one I am stilling having trouble with is my {Divice 1} which is probibly my burner. It still reads Transfer Mode: Dma if avaible Current Transfer Mode: PIO Mode. I have uninstalled it and reset many times, but still no fix. What should I do from here?Originally Posted by rbrtpl Comment
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Your burner does not like being slaved to the dvd reader. Disconnect the reader and attach the burner to the end of the cable and change jumper to master.
Why?, well the new plex probably has a newer firmware,
just guessing.
I always had my plex 708 and 712 master by themselves.Last edited by Chewy; 3 Nov 2005, 01:36 PM.Comment
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So basicly your saying to unhook my dvd reader and use the burner alone for writing/reading? Is that what you mean by master?Originally Posted by rbrtpl Comment
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It's slightly more than that. You need to take your PC apart and transfer the burner to where the reader is on the IDE cable and set it to MA (master) on the back of the burner.
RegardsLast edited by blutach; 3 Nov 2005, 09:31 PM.Les
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Media and Burning - [Golden Rules of Burning] [Media quality] [Fix your DMA] [Update your Firmware] [What's my Media ID Code?] [How to test your disc]
[What's bitsetting?] [Burn dual layer disks safely] [Why not to burn with Ner0] [Interpret Ner0's burn errors] [Got bad playback?] [Burner/Media compatibility]
Cool Techniques - [2COOL's guides] [Clean your DVD] [Join a flipper] [Split into 2 DVDs] [Save heaps of Mb] [How to mock strip] [Cool Insert Clips]
Real useful info - [FAQ INDEX] [Compression explained] [Logical Remapping of Enabled Streams] [DVD-Replica] [Fantastic info on DVDs]
You should only use genuine Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden media. Many thanks to www.pcx.com.au for their supply and great service.
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Just to confirm that this is the problem, the reader might not cause problemsOriginally Posted by youthinksoo
being slaved to the burner. Understanding master/slave designations
is a prerequsite to adding/removing/replacing drives.
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Alright, thanks for your help guys. I made the burner the master and now the reader is slave to the burner and is the one in pio mode. The only reason I don't want to use my burner to read and burn is because that is how 2 of my last 3 burners have broken. But I am happy because at least I can burn at 4x again. Thanks Again Comment
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