Newby has Problems (yeah... like ya never heard that before)

[Redback]

I don't know if anybody pick this up but why is he running DVD 43 and DVD Decrypter at the same time ? one or the other but not both !

[cynthia]

Cynthia: Where do you get: "LD3540_1W5.zip Liggy's And Dee's NEC NEC 1.W5 including Bitsetting, Riplock removed and RPC1"?

http://www.micheldeboer.nl/firmware/index.html It's under section 3540 and modified firmware.

[joakers]

Hey! BIOS AGENT worked like a charm...
This is what it produced
Program: eSupport.com BIOS Agent Version 3.45
BIOS Date: 09/24/03
BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
BIOS ID: 09/24/2003-KT600-8237-6A6LYG0SC
OEM Sign-On: GA-7VT600 1394 F4
Chipset: VIA 82C3189 rev 128
Superio: ITE 8705/SiS 950 rev 2 found at port 2Eh
OS: WinXP SP2
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2088 Mhz MAX: 2800 Mhz
BIOS ROM In Socket: Yes
BIOS ROM Size: 256K
Memory Installed: 1536 MB
Memory Maximum: Unknown
Memory Slot 01: 512 MB
Memory Slot 02: 512 MB
Memory Slot 03: 512 MB

Now what do I do with this?
(forgot to tell you, my DMA is back on)

[Taelon]

Ok if DMA is on, DVD43 is uninstalled, Nero is updated. Try the firmware that cynthia linked and you should be set to try a burn. I'll try to check if there are updated VIA drivers that you might want to get.

Added:
Your motherboard is GA-7VT600 1394 with BIOS vF4, the latest version is F7. But you shouldn't need to update them unless you have any of the issues listed on this BIOS page

Here is the page listing all your motherboard drivers the VIA 4-in-1 driver version is 4.55, you'd probably have to check in Device Manager to find out the versions currently running. But as VIA states, "If it aint broke don't fix it. It is not necessary to update VIA Hyperion 4in1 drivers if your system is stable."

[cynthia]

http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=420&OSID=1&CatID=1070

VIA HyperionPro Driver Package Version - 500A

[Taelon]

I wouldn't use the drivers directly from VIA unless you need SATA or RAID drive support. I'd stick with the GigaByte package myself.

It's been a long time since I've used a mobo with VIA chipset, but in those days everytime they fixed one thing, they'd screw up another (which is why I don't ever plan on using another VIA chipset as long as there's a choice).

[joakers]

OK...
I've Done everything except update the VIA drivers.
Going to try to burn..
I'll be back...

[joakers]

Well...
I burned a DVD using the ISO Image File option, and therefore, it did not write anything to the Nerohistory.txt file.
This is what I got in the decriptor window
_NEC DVD_RW ND-3540A 1.W5 (ATA)
Current Profile: DVD+R

Disc Information:
Status: Complete
Erasable: No
Sessions: 1
Sectors: 1,983,840
Size: 4,062,904,320 bytes
Time: 440:53:15 (MM:SS:FF)
Supported Write Speeds: 2.4x, 4x, 6x, 8x

Physical Format Information (ADIP):
Disc ID: CMC MAG-F01-00
Book Type: DVD+R
Part Version: 1
Disc Size: 120mm
Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified
Number of Layers: 1
Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP)
Linear Density: 0.267 um/bit
Track Density: 0.74 um/track
First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608
Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 2,491,711
Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0

Physical Format Information (Last Recorded):
Disc ID: CMC MAG-F01-00
Book Type: DVD+R
Part Version: 1
Disc Size: 120mm
Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified
Number of Layers: 1
Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP)
Linear Density: 0.267 um/bit
Track Density: 0.74 um/track
First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608
Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 2,180,447
Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 0
I guess I'll have to play it and find out.
Thanks, and I will keep you informed
I guess I'm a little confused... If I decrypted the entire original to the hard drive, so that I could split up the episodes, then why do I use the "ISO Image File and burn with DVD Decrypter" option? Just curious...

[cynthia]

In the DVD Decrypter log window - did it report that the burning went ok?

[Taelon]

Sorry I didn't state it clearly when I posted that image, that image came from one of the FAQ's the arrow pointing to "ISO image file and burn with DVDD" was already in the image. I was just trying to illustrate where the backup to "ISO image file" was. IIRC to answer your question how you could control the settings that Nero used when burning, instead of having Shrink automatically send it to Nero for burning.

And now I'm confused as to what you're wanting to do with the output from Shrink. I guess I assumed you were planning on burning the Shrinked output. If you need to further process the Shrink output, select the Backup to "Hard Disk folder" option.

[joakers]

The results of the DVD Decryptor log window was included in my last post...
Yes...
I plan on burning Shrinked output to a DVD. What I don't quite understand is, why an ISO image file? -- why not just burn with Nero to E:\NEC?
Anyways, my DVD decryptor log window didn't show any problems when I went that route, and I am very grateful.

[Taelon]

joakers, as I said "to answer your question how you could control the settings that Nero used when burning, instead of having Shrink automatically send it to Nero for burning." If you set Shrink to output to an ISO file, you can open Nero, set the write speed, etc. then drag and drop the ISO into Nero to burn.

[joakers]

Sorry, I got so wrapped up in all the other things that you were telling me to do (never done any of it before), that info was lost in the darker recesses of my brain. Anyways, I will try to burn with Nero through ISO like you say, and let you know how this has turned out.
Thanks

[joakers]

Used "Roxyzap" to get rid of that driver, and it is still there! "PXHELP20.SYS" shows up at the end of my Nero Log file!
Ya think its ok to just go in and delete the driver from my windows\sys?

[Chewy]

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=lang_en&q=PXHELP20.SYS+Roxizap&spell=1