This may not be an Imgburn issue since the problem also happens with other programs like CDBURNERXP, but I decided to open this thread because the drive I mentioned in the title has been mentioned in previous threads
http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?/topic/21285-48-mins-to-read-dvd-create-image-file-ready-for-burn/
I bought this drive 2 years ago and I have had no problems until yesterday morning. I have to make clear that I don´t receive any reading errors, which is a relieve. I am just facing slow reading speeds and I cannot understand why.
After several tries, I have reached to these conclusions:
- The slowdown problems only happens while reading original unprotected DVDS/ Audio Cds/ PSX-PS2 Games. Not always, but most of the times. For example a couple of minutes ago I copied an unprotected DVD to my hard disk and it went really fast. I tried to do the same again with the same disc but this time I did not get any speed faster than 5X.
- While copying burned disc there is no slowdown problems at all. (I have not tried burning any disc yet, though I always burn everything at 4x)
- When the slowdowns happen, I have realized that the drive starts doing that classical spinning noise every drive does while reading a disc. However, it shuts up as soon as it starts, as if the drive was turned off or something.
- As I previously said, this problem started yesterday and even with slowdowns I have not had any read errors yet. All the copy process finish correctly, slowly, but correctly.
- The problem is even worse while triying to copy audio discs. The maximum speeds I get are between 3.6x-5x (when my máximum speed is of 48!)
Could anyone help me with this? Thanks.
EDIT: I tried to dump the disc with Imgburn last version and this is what appears in the log
Focus on the sentences I marked in black. It says that the media only supports read speeds of 4 and 6 x, but that´s impossible! I have just copied this same disc in other drive and I got an average speed of 12 X, and I also have a similar speed while dumping it with the drive I am having problem with (as I mentioned that it works fast sometimes). Something weird is going on.
EDIT2: I have just inserted a brand new PS2 disc and this is the information in IMGBURNS Information box
What does it mean by current Speed read?
According to its profile in Lg´s website
http://www.lg.com/us/burners-drives/lg-GH24NS95-internal-dvd-rewriter
The drive should be able to read DVDROM discs at 16x.