Trying to fix the DMA settings, burn speed, etc.

[tye]

Hello all,

I am very new to the burning world and am glad i found such a great place to look for information!

I have been reading for days trying to figure out why it takes me so long to burn things.
I updated my firmware, and now i followed the instructions here to set my DMA settings right. Here is what I had to begin with:





then after i uninstalled it and rebooted, i get this:





It seems that I made it worse. I can do a system restorm and put it back like it was in the first screenshot,
but there is still that PIO stuff there too.

I am sorry if i am posting to long of a thread, i just wanna try to give you guys all the information i can.

Now i did the nero tool kit thing before i changed anything and at least then DMA was on beside everything except my dvd burner drive. I didnt save the text file for that, but here is the text file for the way it is now: (next post)

[tye]

Nero InfoTool 3.00

Drive Information
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Drive : HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4481B
Type : Combo Drive
Firmware Version : E106
Buffer Size : 2 MB
Date : ?
Serial Number
Vendor Specific : H.L.D.S.2004/06/23
Drive Letter : D:\
Location : 1:0
Mechanism : Tray
Read Speed : 48 X
Write Speed : 48 , 40 , 32 , 24 , 16 , 10 , 8 , 4 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 DVD+R DL : No
Read BD-ROM : No
Read BD-R : No
Read BD-RE : No
Read Digital Audio : Yes
Read CD+G : No
Read VideoCD : Yes

Write CD-R : Yes
Write CD-RW : Yes
Write DVD-R : No
Write DVD-RW : No
Write DVD-R DL : No
Write DVD+R : No
Write DVD+RW : No
Write DVD+R DL : No
Write DVD-RAM : No
Write BD-R : No
Write BD-RE : 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 : 1
Changes User : 4
Changes Vendor : 4

Disc Information (D:\)
-------------------
Type : - no disc inserted -


Drive Information
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Drive : SONY DVD RW DRU-810A
Type : DVD±R/RW DL Recorder
Firmware Version : 1.0d
Buffer Size : 2 MB
Date : ?
Serial Number : 815147546810A U30510
Vendor Specific : Oct19 ,2005
Drive Letter : E:\
Location : 1:1
Mechanism : Tray
Read Speed : 40 X
Write Speed : 40 X

Read CD Text : Yes
Return C2 Pointers : No
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 DVD+R DL : Yes
Read BD-ROM : No
Read BD-R : No
Read BD-RE : No
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 DL : Yes
Write DVD+R : Yes
Write DVD+RW : Yes
Write DVD+R DL : Yes
Write DVD-RAM : No
Write BD-R : No
Write BD-RE : 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 : 1
Changes User : 4
Changes Vendor : 4

Disc Information (E:\)
-------------------
Type : - no disc inserted -


Interface Information
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Adapter 1
---------
Description : Primary IDE Channel

Driver
Description : system32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys
Company : Microsoft Corporation
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Description : IDE/ATAPI Port Driver

Attached Devices
Description : Master: ST380011A
Type : Disk Drive
DMA : On

Adapter 2
---------
Description : Secondary IDE Channel

Driver
Description : system32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys
Company : Microsoft Corporation
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Description : IDE/ATAPI Port Driver

Attached Devices
Description : Master: HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4481B
Type : CD-Rom Drive
DMA : Off
Autorun : On
Description : Slave: SONY DVD RW DRU-810A
Type : CD-Rom Drive
DMA : Off
Autorun : On

Adapter 3
---------
Description : Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24DE

Driver
Description : system32\DRIVERS\usbuhci.sys
Company : Microsoft Corporation
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Description : UHCI USB Miniport Driver

Attached Devices
Description : WD 3200JB External USB Device
Type : Disk Drive


Software Information
--------------------
Operating System : Windows XP Home Edition (5.01.2600 Service Pack 2)
DirectX : DirectX 9.0c

Description : Nero Burning ROM
Version : 6, 6, 0, 14
Company : Ahead Software AG
Version Check : Ok

Description : Nero StartSmart
Version : 2, 0, 0, 20
Company : Ahead Software AG

Description : NeroVision
Version : 3,1,0,14
Company : Nero AG

Description : Nero ShowTime
Version : 2, 0, 0, 39
Company : Nero Software AG

Description : Nero Recode 2
Version : 2, 2, 6, 17
Company : Ahead Software AG

Description : Cover Designer
Version : 2, 3, 0, 42
Company : Nero AG

Description : Nero BackItUp Application
Version : 1, 2, 0, 52
Company : Ahead Software AG


Hardware Information
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CPU : 2800 MHz
Bus Speed : 800 MHz
Motherboard : Dell 0F4491
System : Dell Dimension 4600i
BIOS : Dell A12
Memory : 509 MB
Sound : SoundMAX Digital Audio
Video : Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Controller

Is this enough of the log?

[Chewy]

1. It's prefered to have the dvd burner as master
2. Unusal to see this with SP2
3. Uninstall or update the Intel Application Accelerator

http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/iaa/

kind of wonder if it has anything to do with cable select, how was the burner jumpered?

[Chewy]

Now if you're adding a dvd burner, we need to change some stuff,
with this setup I would suggest you pull your old optical drive and replace with
the dvd burner as master on the secondary mother board ide. If you keep the
other drive make sure the burner goes on top and is jumpered master and the
old drive is jumpered slave.

http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=60955

[tye]

Thanks for replying Chewy.


I have this burner as a slave to my cdrom drive. The hard drive is seperate. and I am using an external USB Hard Drive. I just went by the install instruction, as I am not very knowledgeable on all this. lol.

I did do some searching "here" which actually they were talking about hard disk, but thought maybe it was the same for a second burner drive.....and found that maybe i had to change something in the setup...bios...whatever its called. When I got in there, I saw where it showed the Secondary SLave, the dvd burner, to bet set at off. I turned it on auto, and then checked...... everything in harware config looks good now...no PIO anywhere. and I am burning at a wonderful speed now.

I just wonder if what I changed will mess anything up?
what do you think?

heres is what the Nero InfoTool Log looks like now

[Chewy]

Lower Filters
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Driver : PxHelp20
Description : Px Engine Device Driver for Windows 2000/XP
Version : 2.02.70a
Company : Sonic Solutions

not too keen on this being installed

I saw where it showed the Secondary SLave, the dvd burner, to bet set at off

can't fight bios, it runs everything!

you fixed it, way to go!