SATA DVDRW Slow

I have an Asus P5B-V Mainboard. I had an Asus DRW-1814BLT SATA DVD Rewriter,
which was only writing at between 2x and 2.6x, even when selecting higher
speeds. I've bought a Pioneer DVR-215SV SATA DVD Rewriter which I thought
would solve the slow burning of dvd's, but it's doing exactly the same.
Obviously this is something to do with the computer rather than the drive
itself. I've updated to the latest chipset and drivers without any change.
Can anyone shed some light on how I can fix this problem?

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Scorpio

"treblesix" <> wrote in message
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> "scorpio18" <> wrote in message
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>>I have an Asus P5B-V Mainboard. I had an Asus DRW-1814BLT SATA DVD
>>Rewriter, which was only writing at between 2x and 2.6x, even when
>>selecting higher speeds. I've bought a Pioneer DVR-215SV SATA DVD Rewriter
>>which I thought would solve the slow burning of dvd's, but it's doing
>>exactly the same. Obviously this is something to do with the computer
>>rather than the drive itself. I've updated to the latest chipset and
>>drivers without any change. Can anyone shed some light on how I can fix
>>this problem?
>>
>> --
>> Scorpio
>>
>
> Probably stating the obvious checklist ....
> Dodgy media only capable of being written at low speed.
> Bios settings and/or specific drivers.
> Set options in proper burning proggy ... not using Windoze inbuilt cd
> burning.
> Looks like its trying to burn at a default double layer disk speed ????
>
>
>

I've tried different media (2 different makes) with the same results. I'm
also using Nero and not Windows own software. I don't think it's anthing in
the bios, but then what should I be looking for that could affect the speed?
From memory, the SATA port options were to run as IDE or ACHI, and I've
tried both (now in IDE mode).

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Scorpio

"Signal" <> wrote in message
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> "scorpio18" <> wrote:
>
>>>>I have an Asus P5B-V Mainboard. I had an Asus DRW-1814BLT SATA DVD
>>>>Rewriter, which was only writing at between 2x and 2.6x, even when
>>>>selecting higher speeds. I've bought a Pioneer DVR-215SV SATA DVD
>>>>Rewriter
>>>>which I thought would solve the slow burning of dvd's, but it's doing
>>>>exactly the same. Obviously this is something to do with the computer
>>>>rather than the drive itself. I've updated to the latest chipset and
>>>>drivers without any change. Can anyone shed some light on how I can fix
>>>>this problem?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Scorpio
>>>>
>>>
>>> Probably stating the obvious checklist ....
>>> Dodgy media only capable of being written at low speed.
>>> Bios settings and/or specific drivers.
>>> Set options in proper burning proggy ... not using Windoze inbuilt cd
>>> burning.
>>> Looks like its trying to burn at a default double layer disk speed ????
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>I've tried different media (2 different makes) with the same results. I'm
>>also using Nero and not Windows own software. I don't think it's anthing
>>in
>>the bios, but then what should I be looking for that could affect the
>>speed?
>>From memory, the SATA port options were to run as IDE or ACHI, and I've
>>tried both (now in IDE mode).
>
> What PIO/UDMA mode is the drive running?
>

PIO and UDMA are set to Auto, but bios shows them both running at '4'

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Scorpio

"Signal" <> wrote in message
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> "scorpio18" <> wrote:
>
>>>>>>I have an Asus P5B-V Mainboard. I had an Asus DRW-1814BLT SATA DVD
>>>>>>Rewriter, which was only writing at between 2x and 2.6x, even when
>>>>>>selecting higher speeds. I've bought a Pioneer DVR-215SV SATA DVD
>>>>>>Rewriter
>>>>>>which I thought would solve the slow burning of dvd's, but it's doing
>>>>>>exactly the same. Obviously this is something to do with the computer
>>>>>>rather than the drive itself. I've updated to the latest chipset and
>>>>>>drivers without any change. Can anyone shed some light on how I can
>>>>>>fix
>>>>>>this problem?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Scorpio
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Probably stating the obvious checklist ....
>>>>> Dodgy media only capable of being written at low speed.
>>>>> Bios settings and/or specific drivers.
>>>>> Set options in proper burning proggy ... not using Windoze inbuilt cd
>>>>> burning.
>>>>> Looks like its trying to burn at a default double layer disk speed
>>>>> ????
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I've tried different media (2 different makes) with the same results.
>>>>I'm
>>>>also using Nero and not Windows own software. I don't think it's anthing
>>>>in
>>>>the bios, but then what should I be looking for that could affect the
>>>>speed?
>>>>From memory, the SATA port options were to run as IDE or ACHI, and I've
>>>>tried both (now in IDE mode).
>>>
>>> What PIO/UDMA mode is the drive running?
>>>
>>
>>PIO and UDMA are set to Auto, but bios shows them both running at '4'
>
> Probably not the problem then, but I would still double check in
> Windows. See "Check Your IDE Port Mode" per this article:
> http://winhlp.com/node/10
>
> Your board has a JMicron JMB363 PATA/SATA controller, which has caused
> me a lot of IDE related grief. Coincidently I just posted that my
> problems were fixed by installing the latest drivers. If you haven't
> done so already, I highly recommend it.
> http://www.station-drivers.com/page/jmicron.htm
>
> Good luck!
>

Brilliant! It now burns at it's proper speed. The info is very much
appreciated.

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Scorpio