Hi guys

Many thanks for your advice on this problem.

I have installed 5.0.2.5 and that appears to have helped a little. Certainly when copying my PC was more responsive as previously it just virtually went into dead mode. I also reset the DMA. BTW what is PIO?

The copying time was still around 6 hrs but better than the 17 / 18 hrs I had seen previously so with it dropping gradually I went to bed leaving things to run. Next morning it had copied the DVD but had then gone on to do a second pass, which was going to be another 6 hours, even though I had it set for just 1 pass. I stopped it at that point and ended up with just 25 minutes of copying. How can I make sure it only does 1 pass?

I have checked the burner (16X) but can't find a make on it to look for updates so thats awaiting a reply from the PC maker to see what they suggest. I am beginning to think that this might be more down to my hardware and at worst I will install a new internal/external burner.

However would appreciate any thoughts on the couple of questions posed and would once again thank you for your assistance.