Storage Solutions High CPU usage while burning DVDs... LiteOn 1653S

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Nikhil

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Well, some time back ,I burnt abt 11 DVDs in one stretch. Out of them 8 were duds(I had posted this on TE too ). Since then, I have not dared to burn DVDs at anything more than 4X(on MoserBaer 8x DVDs).

Even with that, using Nero Burning Rom 6, the CPU usage is 100% throughout the time the DVD is being burnt. This never used to happen earlier. I could watch vidoes, browse the web, etc.... But now, I cant do anything coz my comp is super slow.

Any ideas?? Will upgrading th firmware of the 1653S to a 1693 or 1673 f/w help??
 
sometimes DMA gets disabled nikhil.
go to device manager and check the ide controllers.
there, under the primary/secondary channels...check if dma is enabled
i think for optical drivs..its ultra dma 2
and for hdds its ultra dma 5.
 
Nikhil said:
I have not changed any settings on my drive. The settings are same as before.
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check the pic.. if the "Let BIOS select transfer mode" is checked, uncheck it and restart.
 
Also try using some diff IDE cables. A lot of times optical devices malfunction due to some prob with IDE cables too.
 
I had actually been disabling and enabling the DVD Writer coz I was using a virtual drive to mount some images.

Could this have anything to do with it??

I has uninstalled the Virtual Drive now. Will try burning a DVD later today and let you guys know how it goes....

Here is a screenie to show my settings....

 
Hey guys,

Thanks for the advice. I think the problem was me installing a virtual drive which was being recognised as the primary drive.

I uninstalled the primary drive and now, everything works fine. Just took a screenie to show the CPU usage during the burning of a DVD.



Thanks again guys!!! The drive seems to be working fine.

I tried burning at 8x with some other media and it burns fine. No more coasters.
 
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