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Slow read speeds from laptop dvd drive

  • 26-12-2008 8:05pm
    #1
    calex71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭


    it's taking approx 1 hour to copy over 8gbs of photo's from a dual layer disc and half that from a standard dvd. Which is an incredibly long time.

    Drive is a HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T10N ATA DEVICE

    running this in vista sp1 so maybe i need a fw update ?

    Edit: I should add the real annoyance here is the stuttering in regular dvd playback


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  • #2
    Biggins
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    If you know the files are COMPLETELY safe, it might help and speed up things if you turn off/temp' disable firewalls and anti-virus checkers.
    Norton's alone is notorious for slowing down file transfers for example.


  • #3
    calex71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭calex71


    No norton for me comodo and avg on it.

    I dont actually use it very much butu i definitely dont remember it being so slow under xp


  • #4
    Overheal
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    Biggins wrote: »
    Norton's alone is notorious for slowing down file transfers for example.
    That would make sense. I'll do a benchmark the next time i feel up to it. Check back shortly


  • #5
    the_syco
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    calex71 wrote: »
    Edit: I should add the real annoyance here is the stuttering in regular dvd playback
    Sluttering is usually caused by having more than one AV, by using Nortons or McAfee, or by not having enough RAM to run the DVD at full screen. Try running the DVD using VLC Player, as it usually runs better than Media Player.


  • #6
    Overheal
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    He's not playing back, he's transfering files. Its a Data DVD


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  • #7
    MunsterCycling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,864 ✭✭✭MunsterCycling


    is dma on? Can cause stuttering like you describe if its not.

    MC


  • #8
    calex71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭calex71


    Im using media player classic for movies , laptop has 2gb of ram.

    Didnt think to check dma, but it is enabled when i checked just now


  • #9
    the_syco
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    Overheal wrote: »
    He's not playing back, he's transfering files. Its a Data DVD
    Read the OP's edit. The two problems may have a common cause.


  • #10
    cormie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,844 ✭✭✭✭cormie


    Check the DMA again in the IDE drives (I'm not sure how to get to it in Vista but in XP you just go control panel>system>hardware>device manager>ide ata/atapi controllers

    look at the properties of each IDE drive and go to advanced settings, it should say "current transfer mode" or similar and this will be greyed out and is set to whatever it is. I've a feeling it might say POI mode for in one of them, if it does, right click the IDE drive (probably primary 1 or 2?) and uninstall, then just reboot and it will install it again and should hopefully fix the problem as it will go from POI to DMA.

    It will switch back to POI if you put a badly scratched CD into the drive and it gives reading errors


  • #11
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    could it be a dirty lens?


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  • #12
    Esel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,084 ✭✭✭✭Esel
    Not Your Ornery Onager


    Comodo (Firewall & AV) and AVG?

    Not your ornery onager



  • #13
    cormie
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    We should start placing bets :D

    http://www-srv-4.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=56467934


  • #14
    Cryos
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    What type of laptop acctually ? Check the Manufactuers website, i had this problem with a HP Compaq NC6120 once uppon a time, turned out to be a buggy firmware.


  • #15
    calex71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭calex71


    esel wrote: »
    Comodo (Firewall & AV) and AVG?

    lol no no just the comodo fw sans av , and avg av.

    drive is set to ultra dma mode 2 as id expect.

    lense was cleaned also :)

    ill check and see if i can find new fw for it maybe


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