Toranaga

Well that is needed for Daemon Tools i'm afraid.

Are there any BIOS/mobo/windows settings I should check?

I installed DVDinfopro and tried to run a scan, but it only spins up and then stops? Isn't there suposed to be some graphs or something?

PIONEER_DVD-RW_DVR-218L_1.02_5-FEBRUAR-2010_19-20_MCC_03RG20_MAX.ibg

Here is the file from the discovery burn. PIONEER_DVD-RW_DVR-218L_1.02_5-FEBRUAR-2010_21-20_MCC_03RG20_MAX.ibg

My mobo is Asus P5B Deluxe and the drive is in Sata port 5 out of the 6 Intel ports. I think it is ICH9.

Just tried the discovery mode (allthough I dont know what it does) at max. I 21:20:35 Operation Started! I 21:20:35 Source File: -==/\/[DISCOVERY IMAGE]\/\==- I 21:20:35 Source File Sectors: 2.298.496 (MODE1/2048) I 21:20:35 Source File Size: 4.707.319.808 bytes I 21:20:35 Source File Volume Identifier: DISCOVERY_IMAGE I 21:20:35 Source File File System(s): None I 21:20:35 Destination Device: [0:2:0] PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-218L 1.02 (E:) (ATAPI) I 21:20:35 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: MCC 03RG20) (Speeds: 6x; 8x; 12x; 16x; 18x; 20x) I 21:20:35 Destination Media Sectors: 2.298.496 I 21:20:35 Write Mode: DVD I 21:20:35 Write Type: DAO I 21:20:35 Write Speed: MAX I 21:20:35 Link Size: Auto I 21:20:35 Lock Volume: Yes I 21:20:35 Test Mode: No I 21:20:35 OPC: No I 21:20:35 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 21:20:35 Advanced Settings - Optimal Writing Speed: No I 21:20:36 Filling Buffer... (40 MB) I 21:20:36 Writing LeadIn... I 21:21:13 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 2298495) I 21:21:13 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 2298495) I 21:26:33 Synchronising Cache... I 21:26:53 Exporting Graph Data... I 21:26:53 Graph Data File: C:\Users\Per\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\PIONEER_DVD-RW_DVR-218L_1.02_5-FEBRUAR-2010_21-20_MCC_03RG20_MAX.ibg I 21:26:53 Export Successfully Completed! I 21:26:53 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:06:18 I 21:26:53 Average Write Rate: 14.365 KB/s (10.4x) - Maximum Write Rate: 20.586 KB/s (14.9x)

hmmm just tried a Verbatim with photo printable cover but with same media code and it was faster. Is this speed normal when 16X selected? I 19:39:01 ImgBurn Version 2.5.0.0 started! I 19:39:01 Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Edition (6.1, Build 7600) I 19:39:01 Total Physical Memory: 7.339.160 KB - Available: 5.669.156 KB W 19:39:01 SPTD can have a detrimental effect on drive performance. I 19:39:01 Initialising SPTI... I 19:39:01 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 19:39:01 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM and 1 BD-ROM/HD DVD-ROM! I 19:42:13 Operation Started! I 19:42:13 Source File: D:\TT.iso I 19:42:13 Source File Sectors: 2.060.966 (MODE1/2048) I 19:42:13 Source File Size: 4.220.858.368 bytes I 19:42:13 Source File Volume Identifier: TT I 19:42:13 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 4974D06300000000 I 19:42:13 Source File Application Identifier: MKISOFS ISO 9660/HFS FILESYSTEM BUILDER & CDRECORD CD-R/DVD CREATOR © 1993 E.YOUNGDALE © 1997 J.PEARSON/J.SCHILLING I 19:42:13 Source File Implementation Identifier: mkisofs I 19:42:13 Source File File System(s): ISO9660; UDF (1.02) I 19:42:13 Destination Device: [0:2:0] PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-218L 1.02 (E:) (ATAPI) I 19:42:13 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: MCC 03RG20) (Speeds: 6x; 8x; 12x; 16x; 18x; 20x) I 19:42:13 Destination Media Sectors: 2.298.496 I 19:42:13 Write Mode: DVD I 19:42:13 Write Type: DAO I 19:42:13 Write Speed: 16x I 19:42:13 Link Size: Auto I 19:42:13 Lock Volume: Yes I 19:42:13 Test Mode: No I 19:42:13 OPC: No I 19:42:13 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 19:42:14 Advanced Settings - Optimal Writing Speed: No I 19:42:15 Filling Buffer... (40 MB) I 19:42:15 Writing LeadIn... I 19:42:47 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 2060965) I 19:42:47 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 2060965) I 19:47:33 Synchronising Cache... I 19:47:52 Exporting Graph Data... I 19:47:52 Graph Data File: C:\Users\Per\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\PIONEER_DVD-RW_DVR-218L_1.02_5-FEBRUAR-2010_19-42_MCC_03RG20_16x.ibg I 19:47:52 Export Successfully Completed! I 19:47:52 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:05:39 I 19:47:52 Average Write Rate: 14.412 KB/s (10.4x) - Maximum Write Rate: 21.293 KB/s (15.4x)

Could SPTD be the cause? W 19:20:11 SPTD can have a detrimental effect on drive performance.

I just tried setting speed to MAX and here is what I got using Verbatim 16x discs: I 19:20:11 ImgBurn Version 2.5.0.0 started! I 19:20:11 Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Edition (6.1, Build 7600) I 19:20:11 Total Physical Memory: 7.339.160 KB - Available: 5.638.784 KB W 19:20:11 SPTD can have a detrimental effect on drive performance. I 19:20:11 Initialising SPTI... I 19:20:11 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 19:20:11 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM and 1 BD-ROM/HD DVD-ROM! I 19:20:53 Operation Started! I 19:20:53 Source File: D:\Th\th.img I 19:20:53 Source File Sectors: 2.240.276 (MODE1/2048) I 19:20:53 Source File Size: 4.588.085.248 bytes I 19:20:53 Source File Volume Identifier: TH I 19:20:53 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 4AFD922B00710FDA I 19:20:53 Source File Application Identifier: MKISOFS ISO 9660/HFS FILESYSTEM BUILDER & CDRECORD CD-R/DVD CREATOR © 1993 E.YOUNGDALE © 1997 J.PEARSON/J.SCHILLING I 19:20:53 Source File Implementation Identifier: mkisofs I 19:20:53 Source File File System(s): ISO9660; UDF (1.02) I 19:20:53 Destination Device: [0:2:0] PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-218L 1.02 (E:) (ATAPI) I 19:20:53 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: MCC 03RG20) (Speeds: 6x; 8x; 12x; 16x; 18x; 20x) I 19:20:53 Destination Media Sectors: 2.298.496 I 19:20:53 Write Mode: DVD I 19:20:53 Write Type: DAO I 19:20:53 Write Speed: MAX I 19:20:53 Link Size: Auto I 19:20:53 Lock Volume: Yes I 19:20:53 Test Mode: No I 19:20:53 OPC: No I 19:20:53 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 19:20:54 Advanced Settings - Optimal Writing Speed: No I 19:20:55 Filling Buffer... (40 MB) I 19:20:56 Writing LeadIn... I 19:21:29 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 2240275) I 19:21:29 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 2240275) I 19:26:42 Synchronising Cache... I 19:27:03 Exporting Graph Data... I 19:27:03 Graph Data File: C:\Users\Per\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\PIONEER_DVD-RW_DVR-218L_1.02_5-FEBRUAR-2010_19-20_MCC_03RG20_MAX.ibg I 19:27:03 Export Successfully Completed! I 19:27:03 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:06:09 I 19:27:03 Average Write Rate: 14.314 KB/s (10.3x) - Maximum Write Rate: 20.651 KB/s (14.9x)

I just upgraded my old Pioneer 111D to a S18L (218L) SATA. But when burning images with IMGburn it wont go above 8x and it takes 9m 30s to burn a DVD. If i use the built in image burner in W7 it only takes 5 minutes?!?