Hi All,
I purchased today a DVD Burner Samsung SE-208A/TSBSA and I started using the DVD with ImgBurn and I found it to be terribly slow. I am testing with a DVD-R (max 16X) and I am burning a OpenSUSE ISO Image and the write rate is constant at 0.7X (970kB/s). Overall, the estimated time to completion is approx 1 hour and 15 minutes.
I went to Samsung and I found there is a firmware update for the dvd burner and I installed it. But it makes no difference. Below is the log from imgburn software. You can see the write speed was set to 8X.
I am using a Windows XP with no Service Packs because my main computer has been affected by a virus and I set a temporary computer.
I also used a blank disk for a ISO file and the speed was comparable (still 0.7X if I recall correctly).
The DVD Burner was not new (even if I purchased it from a store as new), because the package was open and I found a written DVD from somebody else inside.
Kind regards,
Nicolae
I 19:12:59 ImgBurn Version 2.5.6.0 started!
I 19:12:59 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600)
I 19:12:59 Total Physical Memory: 514,120 KB - Available: 358,448 KB
I 19:12:59 Initialising SPTI...
I 19:12:59 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
I 19:13:00 -> Drive 1 - Info: LG CD-ROM CRN-8245B 1.18 (D:) (ATA)
I 19:13:00 -> Drive 2 - Info: TSSTcorp CDDVDW SE-208AB TS03 (E:) (USB)
I 19:13:00 Found 1 CD-ROM and 1 DVD±RW/RAM!
I 19:14:03 Operation Started!
I 19:14:03 Source File: C:\Downloads\openSUSE-12.1-DVD-i586.iso\openSUSE-12.1-DVD-i586.iso
I 19:14:03 Source File Sectors: 2,162,688 (MODE1/2048)
I 19:14:03 Source File Size: 4,429,185,024 bytes
I 19:14:03 Source File Volume Identifier: openSUSE-DVD-i58
I 19:14:03 Source File Application Identifier: openSUSE-DVD-i586-Build0039-Media
I 19:14:03 Source File Implementation Identifier: md5sum=372ca1d13477e01efd8fc5d416f92fbf;pad=150;check=1
I 19:14:03 Source File File System(s): ISO9660 (Bootable), Joliet
I 19:14:03 Destination Device: [0:0:0] TSSTcorp CDDVDW SE-208AB TS03 (E:) (USB)
I 19:14:03 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: MJC M005)
I 19:14:03 Destination Media Supported Write Speeds: 3x, 4x, 6x, 8x
I 19:14:03 Destination Media Sectors: 2,297,888
I 19:14:03 Write Mode: DVD
I 19:14:03 Write Type: DAO
I 19:14:03 Write Speed: MAX
I 19:14:03 Link Size: Auto
I 19:14:03 Lock Volume: Yes
I 19:14:03 Test Mode: No
I 19:14:03 OPC: No
I 19:14:03 BURN-Proof: Enabled
I 19:14:04 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 11,080 KB/s (8x)
I 19:14:04 Filling Buffer... (20 MB)
I 19:14:05 Writing LeadIn...
I 19:14:44 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 2162687)
I 19:14:44 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 2162687)