welshboy
08-25-2002, 08:06 PM
Hello all, been a while since my last post - all was well with my machine after the previous upgrades and everything is to a point.....
The story so far....
I have upgraded my machine from an old 166MMX to a 1.2Ghz Athlon with 256MB RAM. I have replaced the sound card and gfx cards and have recently replaced the HD and gone "broadband".
I thought that now would be good time to get a CD-RW drive as we now have significant quantities of mp3's and other assorted data that I would prefer not to be clogging up the HD. I bought an LG GCE-8320b 32x10x40x for £50 from a new store in Cardiff and I have to say it is not exactly living up to expectations....
I have burnt a few CD's worth of mp3's and copied one or two other discs and I was suprised at how long they take. I'm currently averaging aroung 15-20 minutes per disc. My sisters boyfriend is able to perform the same operations in less than 5!! Admitedly he is running a 2Ghz P4 :p with a 40x12x40x drive but I wouldnt expect mine to be so slow.
One thing I have noticed is that when burning, the drive appears to operate in short bursts as if it is having to wait for data. The percentage bar will jump up 3-5% and stop, then jump up a few more. This is the same be it copying CD's or burning mp3's directly from the HD. I realise that there is a buffering system involved but the drive is supposed to be burning at around 5000-6000Kb per second. This is obviously not the case as it is taking at least 20 minutes to burn several hundred Mb of Data.
It has been suggested that I check my jumper and cable settings which I have done and they all look kosher to me - 2 HD's on Master with a CD-ROM and CD-RW on Secondary. All devices are correctly set for their master or slave positions. For your info the CD-RW is Secondary slave.
I have tried a few different burning apps and they have not made any difference which leads me to ask - WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON??????
Have I bought a naff burner??? Is my system too slow?? or are there possible solutions I am as yet unaware of???? Any help, as usual, would be greatly appreciated :D
The story so far....
I have upgraded my machine from an old 166MMX to a 1.2Ghz Athlon with 256MB RAM. I have replaced the sound card and gfx cards and have recently replaced the HD and gone "broadband".
I thought that now would be good time to get a CD-RW drive as we now have significant quantities of mp3's and other assorted data that I would prefer not to be clogging up the HD. I bought an LG GCE-8320b 32x10x40x for £50 from a new store in Cardiff and I have to say it is not exactly living up to expectations....
I have burnt a few CD's worth of mp3's and copied one or two other discs and I was suprised at how long they take. I'm currently averaging aroung 15-20 minutes per disc. My sisters boyfriend is able to perform the same operations in less than 5!! Admitedly he is running a 2Ghz P4 :p with a 40x12x40x drive but I wouldnt expect mine to be so slow.
One thing I have noticed is that when burning, the drive appears to operate in short bursts as if it is having to wait for data. The percentage bar will jump up 3-5% and stop, then jump up a few more. This is the same be it copying CD's or burning mp3's directly from the HD. I realise that there is a buffering system involved but the drive is supposed to be burning at around 5000-6000Kb per second. This is obviously not the case as it is taking at least 20 minutes to burn several hundred Mb of Data.
It has been suggested that I check my jumper and cable settings which I have done and they all look kosher to me - 2 HD's on Master with a CD-ROM and CD-RW on Secondary. All devices are correctly set for their master or slave positions. For your info the CD-RW is Secondary slave.
I have tried a few different burning apps and they have not made any difference which leads me to ask - WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON??????
Have I bought a naff burner??? Is my system too slow?? or are there possible solutions I am as yet unaware of???? Any help, as usual, would be greatly appreciated :D