DVD Writer IDE Transfer Mode Problem
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From: Zach on 8 Jan 2007 12:29 Hello, I just upgraded from a Pioneer DVR-104 (worked good but only burnt at 2x, took 25 mins for a dvd) to a Pioneer DVR-111. When I try to burn a DVD, it burns at 12x but has to pause all the time because the device buffer empties faster than it can be filled. The buffer on my computer is at 95-100% the whole time. What's going on? This new DVD writer takes 50 minutes to burn 1 DVD! I returned the first DVD writer to newegg for a replacement and the new one does the same thing. Earlier, I was given the following information: "It could be the transfer mode of the cd drive, or better said: the transfer mode of the IDE channel being used. Go to the device manager. Open up the Primary or Secondary IDE channel (depending on the connection you used). Make sure that (translating from dutch now..) data transfer mode(?) is set to "DMA, if available", and *not* to "PIO". Just below that option is the real transfer mode being used. If you had to change the mode, it should indicate DMA or Ultra-DMA mode after a reboot. Windows sometimes completely ruins these settings. In worst case, if you can't change the transfer mode, you'll have to remove the Pri. or Sec. IDE channel from the device manager and reboot to let windows redetect and reload it with fresh settings." So I tried following the above instructions. When I look at my primary IDE channel, the transfer mode of Device 0 (the master, which is a regular DVD-ROM drive that works fine) is on "Ultra DMA Mode 2". The transfer mode of Device 1 (the slave, which is my DVD-RW drive that isn't working correctly) is on "PIO Mode" even though it is set to "DMA if available". Even if I uninstall the Primary IDE connection and reboot, I always get "PIO Mode" for my dvd burner. One more thing to note is that when I turn on my computer, I get an error in DOS before windows boots. It says: "Drive 5 not found: Parallel ATA, PATA-1 (PRI IDE Slave) Strike the F1 key to continue, F2 to run the setup utility" which is referring to my dvd burner. Please help if you know what's going on here. Thanks, Zach
From: RussellS on 8 Jan 2007 13:15 Hi Zach, It sounds like it's likely one or more of the following: 1. A motherboard BIOS setting for the IDE1 slave port that needs to be changed (common with Dell BIOS menus, if your computer happens to be a Dell.) You'd press the F2 key during the initial POST routine, then when in the BIOS (CMOS) Menu for the motherboard, you'd have to enable the primary IDE slave device there, then save settings and exit. Dells (and some other major tier one vendors) can likely have unused shipping IDE ports set to disabled by default, whereby you'd have to enable the port in the BIOS menu and reboot. 2. The new DVD burner's rear jumper setting is set incorrectly. Move the jumper to the "slave" position if it's set in the shipping master position and the other drive sharing the cable is jumpered as a "master", or move the jumper to the "CS" (cable select) position if it's set in the shipping master position and the other drive sharing the cable is jumpered as "CS". 3. The IDE data cable itself could be bad. If you have a spare 80-wire 40-pin UltraATA (Cable Select) cable, try replacing the installed one. I hope this gets you up and running. -- -Russell http://tastycomputers.com "Zach" <zpf100(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:1168277361.250290.163620(a)s80g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Hello, > > I just upgraded from a Pioneer DVR-104 (worked good but only burnt at > 2x, took 25 mins for a dvd) to a Pioneer DVR-111. When I try to burn a > DVD, it burns at 12x but has to pause all the time because the device > buffer empties faster than it can be filled. The buffer on my computer > is at 95-100% the whole time. What's going on? This new DVD writer > takes 50 minutes to burn 1 DVD! > > I returned the first DVD writer to newegg for a replacement and the new > > one does the same thing. Earlier, I was given the following > information: > > > > "It could be the transfer mode of the cd drive, or better said: the > transfer > mode of the IDE channel being used. > > Go to the device manager. > Open up the Primary or Secondary IDE channel (depending on the > connection > you used). > Make sure that (translating from dutch now..) data transfer mode(?) is > set > to "DMA, if available", and *not* to "PIO". > Just below that option is the real transfer mode being used. > If you had to change the mode, it should indicate DMA or Ultra-DMA mode > > after a reboot. > > Windows sometimes completely ruins these settings. > In worst case, if you can't change the transfer mode, you'll have to > remove > the Pri. or Sec. IDE channel from the device manager and reboot to let > windows redetect and reload it with fresh settings." > > > > So I tried following the above instructions. When I look at my primary > IDE channel, the transfer mode of Device 0 (the master, which is a > regular DVD-ROM drive that works fine) is on "Ultra DMA Mode 2". The > transfer mode of Device 1 (the slave, which is my DVD-RW drive that > isn't working correctly) is on "PIO Mode" even though it is set to "DMA > if available". Even if I uninstall the Primary IDE connection and > reboot, I always get "PIO Mode" for my dvd burner. > > One more thing to note is that when I turn on my computer, I get an > error in DOS before windows boots. It says: > "Drive 5 not found: Parallel ATA, PATA-1 (PRI IDE Slave) > Strike the F1 key to continue, F2 to run the setup utility" > > which is referring to my dvd burner. Please help if you know what's > going on here. > > > Thanks, > Zach >
From: Sylvain VAN DER WALDE on 8 Jan 2007 18:27 "Zach" <zpf100(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:1168277361.250290.163620(a)s80g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Hello, > > I just upgraded from a Pioneer DVR-104 (worked good but only burnt at > 2x, took 25 mins for a dvd) to a Pioneer DVR-111. When I try to burn a > DVD, it burns at 12x but has to pause all the time because the device > buffer empties faster than it can be filled. The buffer on my computer > is at 95-100% the whole time. What's going on? This new DVD writer > takes 50 minutes to burn 1 DVD! > > I returned the first DVD writer to newegg for a replacement and the new > > one does the same thing. Earlier, I was given the following > information: > > > > "It could be the transfer mode of the cd drive, or better said: the > transfer > mode of the IDE channel being used. > > Go to the device manager. > Open up the Primary or Secondary IDE channel (depending on the > connection > you used). > Make sure that (translating from dutch now..) data transfer mode(?) is > set > to "DMA, if available", and *not* to "PIO". > Just below that option is the real transfer mode being used. > If you had to change the mode, it should indicate DMA or Ultra-DMA mode > > after a reboot. > > Windows sometimes completely ruins these settings. > In worst case, if you can't change the transfer mode, you'll have to > remove > the Pri. or Sec. IDE channel from the device manager and reboot to let > windows redetect and reload it with fresh settings." > > > > So I tried following the above instructions. When I look at my primary > IDE channel, the transfer mode of Device 0 (the master, which is a > regular DVD-ROM drive that works fine) is on "Ultra DMA Mode 2". The > transfer mode of Device 1 (the slave, which is my DVD-RW drive that > isn't working correctly) is on "PIO Mode" even though it is set to "DMA > if available". Even if I uninstall the Primary IDE connection and > reboot, I always get "PIO Mode" for my dvd burner. > > One more thing to note is that when I turn on my computer, I get an > error in DOS before windows boots. It says: > "Drive 5 not found: Parallel ATA, PATA-1 (PRI IDE Slave) > Strike the F1 key to continue, F2 to run the setup utility" > > which is referring to my dvd burner. Please help if you know what's > going on here. > The HD drives should always be connected to the _primary_ IDE controller, and the optical drives (CD-DVD) should always be connected to the _secondary_ IDE controller. This is actually printed on my Asrock motherboard. Always jumper the first drive as master (drive with the cable socket furthest away from motherboard), and the second drive as slave (drive with the the cable socket nearest motherboard). Use the jumpers as described _on each individual drive_. There is no standard configuration for them. Sylvain. > > Thanks, > Zach >
From: Rod Speed on 8 Jan 2007 21:31 Sylvain VAN DER WALDE <sylvain.vanderwalde(a)which.net> wrote: > "Zach" <zpf100(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:1168277361.250290.163620(a)s80g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... >> Hello, >> >> I just upgraded from a Pioneer DVR-104 (worked good but only burnt at >> 2x, took 25 mins for a dvd) to a Pioneer DVR-111. When I try to burn >> a DVD, it burns at 12x but has to pause all the time because the >> device buffer empties faster than it can be filled. The buffer on my >> computer is at 95-100% the whole time. What's going on? This new DVD >> writer takes 50 minutes to burn 1 DVD! >> >> I returned the first DVD writer to newegg for a replacement and the >> new one does the same thing. Earlier, I was given the following >> information: >> >> >> >> "It could be the transfer mode of the cd drive, or better said: the >> transfer >> mode of the IDE channel being used. >> >> Go to the device manager. >> Open up the Primary or Secondary IDE channel (depending on the >> connection >> you used). >> Make sure that (translating from dutch now..) data transfer mode(?) >> is set >> to "DMA, if available", and *not* to "PIO". >> Just below that option is the real transfer mode being used. >> If you had to change the mode, it should indicate DMA or Ultra-DMA >> mode after a reboot. >> >> Windows sometimes completely ruins these settings. >> In worst case, if you can't change the transfer mode, you'll have to >> remove >> the Pri. or Sec. IDE channel from the device manager and reboot to >> let windows redetect and reload it with fresh settings." >> >> >> >> So I tried following the above instructions. When I look at my >> primary IDE channel, the transfer mode of Device 0 (the master, >> which is a regular DVD-ROM drive that works fine) is on "Ultra DMA >> Mode 2". The transfer mode of Device 1 (the slave, which is my >> DVD-RW drive that isn't working correctly) is on "PIO Mode" even >> though it is set to "DMA if available". Even if I uninstall the >> Primary IDE connection and reboot, I always get "PIO Mode" for my >> dvd burner. One more thing to note is that when I turn on my computer, I get an >> error in DOS before windows boots. It says: >> "Drive 5 not found: Parallel ATA, PATA-1 (PRI IDE Slave) >> Strike the F1 key to continue, F2 to run the setup utility" >> >> which is referring to my dvd burner. Please help if you know what's >> going on here. > The HD drives should always be connected to the _primary_ IDE > controller, and the optical drives (CD-DVD) should always be > connected to the _secondary_ IDE controller. Wrong. > This is actually printed on my Asrock motherboard. Its just plain wrong. > Always jumper the first drive as master (drive with the cable socket furthest away from > motherboard), and the second drive as slave (drive with the the cable socket nearest motherboard). That isnt necessary either. The only thing that matters is that if cable select isnt used, and there is just one drive on the cable, it should be on the end connector to prevent a stub on the end of the cable. > Use the jumpers as described _on each individual drive_. There is no standard configuration for > them. What is seen with optical drives is pretty common.
From: Shep� on 8 Jan 2007 22:09 On 8 Jan 2007 09:29:21 -0800 Too Much Ying and you will Pay With Yang then "Zach" <zpf100(a)gmail.com> sent this : >Hello, > >I just upgraded from a Pioneer DVR-104 (worked good but only burnt at >2x, took 25 mins for a dvd) to a Pioneer DVR-111. When I try to burn a >DVD, it burns at 12x but has to pause all the time because the device >buffer empties faster than it can be filled. The buffer on my computer >is at 95-100% the whole time. What's going on? This new DVD writer >takes 50 minutes to burn 1 DVD! > >I returned the first DVD writer to newegg for a replacement and the new > >one does the same thing. Earlier, I was given the following >information: > > > >"It could be the transfer mode of the cd drive, or better said: the >transfer >mode of the IDE channel being used. > >Go to the device manager. >Open up the Primary or Secondary IDE channel (depending on the >connection >you used). >Make sure that (translating from dutch now..) data transfer mode(?) is >set >to "DMA, if available", and *not* to "PIO". >Just below that option is the real transfer mode being used. >If you had to change the mode, it should indicate DMA or Ultra-DMA mode > >after a reboot. > >Windows sometimes completely ruins these settings. >In worst case, if you can't change the transfer mode, you'll have to >remove >the Pri. or Sec. IDE channel from the device manager and reboot to let >windows redetect and reload it with fresh settings." > > > >So I tried following the above instructions. When I look at my primary >IDE channel, the transfer mode of Device 0 (the master, which is a >regular DVD-ROM drive that works fine) is on "Ultra DMA Mode 2". The >transfer mode of Device 1 (the slave, which is my DVD-RW drive that >isn't working correctly) is on "PIO Mode" even though it is set to "DMA >if available". Even if I uninstall the Primary IDE connection and >reboot, I always get "PIO Mode" for my dvd burner. > >One more thing to note is that when I turn on my computer, I get an >error in DOS before windows boots. It says: >"Drive 5 not found: Parallel ATA, PATA-1 (PRI IDE Slave) >Strike the F1 key to continue, F2 to run the setup utility" > >which is referring to my dvd burner. Please help if you know what's >going on here. > > >Thanks, >Zach Place one Optical drive on one IDE chain and the 2nd one on the other IDE chain.IDE drives cannot read and write at the same time if on the same IDE chain thus slowing them down to sometimes less than half their optimal speeds and without DMA enabled they will be slower again. Also, If this is winXP then install at least SP1 but better still SP2 and then try to re-enable DMA mode Device Manager/IDE-ATA controllers section Primary and Secondary and then re-boot. To check that all drives are in DMA mode use the free small NeroInfotool, http://www.cdspeed2000.com/go.php3?link=download.html can be run from within the .zip file and check the Configuration tab. A 650 meg CD takes around 5 mins to burn on my system depending on the speed of the disk/media speed. HTH :) -- Free Windows/PC help, http://www.geocities.com/sheppola/trouble.html http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=88558
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