What program should I use to test this speed?
I used Nero to check the burst and it was 7mb/s which seems very slow...

I'm thinking it might be the sata controller because when I play hd-dvd's with the xbox360 drive, the cpu usage is much slower and there are no problems...but with the lg unit, even some of the hd-dvd's have a stutter once and awhile.

If I have to get a new sata pci card, which one do you recommend?

Thanks.
LIP