My BTC DRW 1008IM only works half speed?!? - Club CDFreaks

HeavenlyCreature · 07-02-2004

Hi There,

Does anyone know how to fix my problem?

My BTC 1008 DVD Writer is recognized as:

- 6-8x DVD player (shouldn't it be 12x ???)

- 4x DVD+R writer (should be 8x

)
- 2x DVD+RW/-R(W) (should be 4x)

For CD-R(W) it seems to work fine.

Also NERO tests give 1 MB/s burst??? While a pioneer A07 gives 14 MB/s....

Also updated my firmware to V0055 (from 0052), but nothing changed.

I'm thinking of changing it for a NEC 2500 or a LiteOn 811s if this one is not working fine!

Regards,
Maarten

ajz · 08-02-2004

Looks like it's in PIO mode.

*pchilson* · 08-02-2004

Quote:

I'm thinking of changing it for a NEC 2500 or a LiteOn 811s if this one is not working fine!

Either of those drives will be a better choice.

HeavenlyCreature · 08-02-2004

a ATA33 cable (40-pins) should be enough to connect it, or not? It doesn't reach a higher transferrate.

ajz · 08-02-2004

Sure it'll be enough, but you have to make sure that your device is working in UDMA mode in the Windows Device Manager.

HeavenlyCreature · 09-02-2004

Checked it. Windows XP's setting on the IDE/ATAPI interface says DMA mode if available.
Also Checked the bios, at first UDMA was disabled for all IDE ports (except the RAID controller where my HDD's are).
I Putted the BIOS setting to UDMA, but no changes at all. Read spead keeps saying 8x and so on... strange...
BTC doesn't convince me this way.
Look... I want to plug'n'play with the drive!

HeavenlyCreature · 12-02-2004

Changed my BTC for a NEC 2500...

Not configured, but tonight I will.

07-02-2004	#1 (permalink)
HeavenlyCreature New on Forum Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NL Posts: 7	My BTC DRW 1008IM only works half speed?!? <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> Hi There, Does anyone know how to fix my problem? My BTC 1008 DVD Writer is recognized as: - 6-8x DVD player (shouldn't it be 12x ???) - 4x DVD+R writer (should be 8x ) - 2x DVD+RW/-R(W) (should be 4x) For CD-R(W) it seems to work fine. Also NERO tests give 1 MB/s burst??? While a pioneer A07 gives 14 MB/s.... Also updated my firmware to V0055 (from 0052), but nothing changed. I'm thinking of changing it for a NEC 2500 or a LiteOn 811s if this one is not working fine! Regards, Maarten

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08-02-2004	#2 (permalink)
ajz CD Freaks Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Madrid, SPAIN Posts: 135	Looks like it's in PIO mode.

08-02-2004	#4 (permalink)
HeavenlyCreature New on Forum Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NL Posts: 7	a ATA33 cable (40-pins) should be enough to connect it, or not? It doesn't reach a higher transferrate.

08-02-2004	#5 (permalink)
ajz CD Freaks Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Madrid, SPAIN Posts: 135	Sure it'll be enough, but you have to make sure that your device is working in UDMA mode in the Windows Device Manager.

09-02-2004	#6 (permalink)
HeavenlyCreature New on Forum Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NL Posts: 7	Checked it. Windows XP's setting on the IDE/ATAPI interface says DMA mode if available. Also Checked the bios, at first UDMA was disabled for all IDE ports (except the RAID controller where my HDD's are). I Putted the BIOS setting to UDMA, but no changes at all. Read spead keeps saying 8x and so on... strange... BTC doesn't convince me this way. Look... I want to plug'n'play with the drive!

12-02-2004	#7 (permalink)
HeavenlyCreature New on Forum Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NL Posts: 7	Changed my BTC for a NEC 2500... Not configured, but tonight I will.