Audio Problem playing DVD-Rom - Club CDFreaks

Rockwell18 · 28-02-2007

Hello, first, I'm new here, so if you need to ask me for more info, please do.

I have an Optiarc 7170A on a PC running Win XP Pro, 2 Gb ram and my problem is the audio is jumpy and the DVD seem to be running slower than normal. This DVD is set up in flash and / or QuickTime as a Photoshop training DVD.

I've check the following; VM cache increased to 4096, and is set to DMA mode on both primary and secondary IDE's.

What should I look for next?

Where is a safe firmware update?

Rockwell18

*_chef_* · 28-02-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockwell18

I've check the following; VM cache increased to 4096, and is set to DMA mode on both primary and secondary IDE's.

What should I look for next?

Where is a safe firmware update?

Rockwell18

Set to which DMA mode?

Rockwell18 · 28-02-2007

The transfer mode of the primary and secondary IDE devices are set to "DMA". I saw that in another trouble shooting area.

Rockwell18

**TimC** · 28-02-2007

The "Current Transfer Mode" for devices should show "Ultra DMA mode n" where n= 5 or 6 for an HDD and 2 or 4 for a burner.

*_chef_* · 28-02-2007

Exactly that is why I asked...

Rockwell18 · 28-02-2007

OK, here's what I have -
Primary IDE - Device 0 - "Current Transfer Mode" set to Ultra DMA Mode 5
Device 1 - "Current Transfer Mode" Not Applicable

Secondary IDE - Device 0 - "Current Transfer Mode" Not Applicable
Device 1 - "Current Transfer Mode" Not Applicable.

Now, these are the setting for the first of 3 each of the primary and secondary IDE's listed.

Rockwell18

*_chef_* · 01-03-2007

So there is only a harddisk connected and running in UDMA5, nothing else.

Rockwell18 · 01-03-2007

The setup I have is this:
Primary device 0 - C drive (hard drive)
Primary device 1 - D drive (hard drive)
Secondary device 0 - DVD-Ram (Optiarc)
Secondary device 1 - Plextor CD burner.

On my device manager in the drop down of the IDE controller, it lists 3 primary and 3 secondary devices. Do I need to change all of these to be Ultra DMA?

Rockwell18

Rockwell18 · 01-03-2007

One other thing, if I need to change some of these, the drop downs don't show that option. How do I change them?

Here's the settings for most -

Device Type is set to "Auto Detection"
The "Transfer Mode" is set to "DMA if available"
Current Transfer Mode is set to "Not Applicable"

Rockwell18

**TimC** · 01-03-2007

You should only have 1 Primary & 1 secondary controller.

I think it's time to delete all the secondary controllers & reboot. If that then results in just 1 secondary check the DMA status.

I believe that deleting the primary controllers might affect booting but I'm not sure. However, I think that's probbaly what you've got to do.

28-02-2007	#1 (permalink)
Rockwell18 New on Forum Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 5	Audio Problem playing DVD-Rom <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> Hello, first, I'm new here, so if you need to ask me for more info, please do. I have an Optiarc 7170A on a PC running Win XP Pro, 2 Gb ram and my problem is the audio is jumpy and the DVD seem to be running slower than normal. This DVD is set up in flash and / or QuickTime as a Photoshop training DVD. I've check the following; VM cache increased to 4096, and is set to DMA mode on both primary and secondary IDE's. What should I look for next? Where is a safe firmware update? Rockwell18

28-02-2007	#3 (permalink)
Rockwell18 New on Forum Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 5	Re: Audio Problem playing DVD-Rom The transfer mode of the primary and secondary IDE devices are set to "DMA". I saw that in another trouble shooting area. Rockwell18

28-02-2007	#4 (permalink)
TimC Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: UK Posts: 7,498	Re: Audio Problem playing DVD-Rom The "Current Transfer Mode" for devices should show "Ultra DMA mode n" where n= 5 or 6 for an HDD and 2 or 4 for a burner.

28-02-2007	#5 (permalink)
_chef_ CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: @FX labs .de ...watching [Benders.Big.Score] [Tripping.The.Rift.The.Movie] Posts: 24,179	Re: Audio Problem playing DVD-Rom Exactly that is why I asked... __________________ Started with burning capable optical drives (CD-R) in 1997. Bought optical drives from AOpen, HP, LiteOn, NEC, Philips, Pioneer, Plextor, Ricoh, Samsung, Sanyo, Toshiba and Yamaha. *'Things are now in motion that cannot be undone.' [Gandalf, LoTR]* Enable DMA with micrAp$0ft Enable DMA free at your will busTRACE => Upper/Lower Filters Util DevCon *HOW TO ... Delete the Upper & Lower Filters!* If you expect help then please start by using the powerful SEARCH.

28-02-2007	#6 (permalink)
Rockwell18 New on Forum Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 5	Re: Audio Problem playing DVD-Rom OK, here's what I have - Primary IDE - Device 0 - "Current Transfer Mode" set to Ultra DMA Mode 5 Device 1 - "Current Transfer Mode" Not Applicable Secondary IDE - Device 0 - "Current Transfer Mode" Not Applicable Device 1 - "Current Transfer Mode" Not Applicable. Now, these are the setting for the first of 3 each of the primary and secondary IDE's listed. Rockwell18

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01-03-2007	#7 (permalink)
_chef_ CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: @FX labs .de ...watching [Benders.Big.Score] [Tripping.The.Rift.The.Movie] Posts: 24,179	Re: Audio Problem playing DVD-Rom So there is only a harddisk connected and running in UDMA5, nothing else. __________________ Started with burning capable optical drives (CD-R) in 1997. Bought optical drives from AOpen, HP, LiteOn, NEC, Philips, Pioneer, Plextor, Ricoh, Samsung, Sanyo, Toshiba and Yamaha. *'Things are now in motion that cannot be undone.' [Gandalf, LoTR]* Enable DMA with micrAp$0ft Enable DMA free at your will busTRACE => Upper/Lower Filters Util DevCon *HOW TO ... Delete the Upper & Lower Filters!* If you expect help then please start by using the powerful SEARCH.

01-03-2007	#8 (permalink)
Rockwell18 New on Forum Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 5	Re: Audio Problem playing DVD-Rom The setup I have is this: Primary device 0 - C drive (hard drive) Primary device 1 - D drive (hard drive) Secondary device 0 - DVD-Ram (Optiarc) Secondary device 1 - Plextor CD burner. On my device manager in the drop down of the IDE controller, it lists 3 primary and 3 secondary devices. Do I need to change all of these to be Ultra DMA? Rockwell18

01-03-2007	#9 (permalink)
Rockwell18 New on Forum Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 5	Re: Audio Problem playing DVD-Rom One other thing, if I need to change some of these, the drop downs don't show that option. How do I change them? Here's the settings for most - Device Type is set to "Auto Detection" The "Transfer Mode" is set to "DMA if available" Current Transfer Mode is set to "Not Applicable" Rockwell18

01-03-2007	#10 (permalink)
TimC Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: UK Posts: 7,498	Re: Audio Problem playing DVD-Rom You should only have 1 Primary & 1 secondary controller. I think it's time to delete all the secondary controllers & reboot. If that then results in just 1 secondary check the DMA status. I believe that deleting the primary controllers might affect booting but I'm not sure. However, I think that's probbaly what you've got to do.

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