SLOW WRITE SPEED???2.4 ???

[Los5782]

HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4163B A106 (ATA) drive information!, i'm using DVD +R DL Verbatim brand discs that can be burned @ up to 10x speed,i usually burn @ 4x speed with my drive, for some reason IMGburn is now only allowing me to write @ 2.4 speed, please can someone shed some insight on this???

[cornholio7]

post a log please

[Los5782]

HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4163B A106 (ATA)

Current Profile: DVD+R DL

 

Disc Information:

Status: Empty

State of Last Session: Empty

Erasable: No

Free Sectors: 4,173,824

Free Space: 8,547,991,552 bytes

Free Time: 927:32:74 (MM:SS:FF)

Next Writable Address: 0

Supported Write Speeds: 2.4x

 

DVD±R DL Boundary Information:

L0 Data Zone Capacity: 2,086,912

Changeable: Yes

 

Physical Format Information (Last Recorded - L0):

Disc ID: MKM-003-00

Book Type: DVD+R DL

Part Version: 1

Disc Size: 120mm

Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified

Number of Layers: 2

Track Path: Opposite Track Path (OTP)

Linear Density: 0.293 um/bit

Track Density: 0.74 um/track

First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608

Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 16,580,607

Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 2,283,519

 

Physical Format Information (Last Recorded - L1):

Disc ID: MKM-003-00

Book Type: DVD+R DL

Part Version: 1

Disc Size: 120mm

Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified

Number of Layers: 2

Track Path: Opposite Track Path (OTP)

Linear Density: 0.293 um/bit

Track Density: 0.74 um/track

First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608

Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 16,580,607

Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 2,283,519

 

Performance (Write Speed):

Descriptor 1...

-> B0: 0x02, B1: 0x00, B2: 0x00, B3: 0x00

-> EL: 4173823 (0x003FAFFF)

-> RS: 4,568 KB/s (3.3x) - WS: 3,324 KB/s (2.4x)

 

THIS IS THE ACTUAL IMG BURN CONTROL MODULE

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Your drive only supports them at 2.4x.

 

If you want to burn faster, buy a new drive.

[Los5782]

I 13:34:47 ImgBurn Version 2.5.2.0 started!

I 13:34:47 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3)

I 13:34:47 Total Physical Memory: 1,046,448 KB - Available: 443,900 KB

I 13:34:47 Initialising SPTI...

I 13:34:47 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 13:34:47 -> Drive 1 - Info: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4163B A106 (D:) (ATA)

I 13:34:47 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM!

 

THIS IS ABOVE IS THE LOG BEFORE AN ACTUAL BURN,

THIS BELOW IS THE COMPLETE LOG AFTER THE BURN IS COMPLETE

 

I 13:43:16 ImgBurn Version 2.5.2.0 started!

I 13:43:16 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3)

I 13:43:16 Total Physical Memory: 1,046,448 KB - Available: 379,508 KB

I 13:43:16 Initialising SPTI...

I 13:43:16 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...

I 13:43:16 -> Drive 1 - Info: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4163B A106 (D:) (ATA)

I 13:43:16 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM!

I 13:43:33 Operation Started!

I 13:43:33 Source File: C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare\clan-reddeadundead.dvd

I 13:43:33 Source File Sectors: 3,827,488 (MODE1/2048)

I 13:43:33 Source File Size: 7,838,695,424 bytes

I 13:43:33 Source File Volume Identifier: DVD_ROM

I 13:43:33 Source File Volume Set Identifier: ec67c000MS UDFBridge

I 13:43:33 Source File Application Identifier: CDIMAGE 2.45 (12/06/2000 TM)

I 13:43:33 Source File Implementation Identifier: Microsoft CDIMAGE UDF

I 13:43:33 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.50)

I 13:43:33 Destination Device: [0:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4163B A106 (D:) (ATA)

I 13:43:33 Destination Media Type: DVD+R DL (Disc ID: MKM-003-00) (Speeds: 2.4x)

I 13:43:33 Destination Media Sectors: 4,173,824

I 13:43:33 Write Mode: DVD

I 13:43:33 Write Type: DAO

I 13:43:33 Write Speed: 4x

I 13:43:33 Link Size: Auto

I 13:43:33 Lock Volume: Yes

I 13:43:33 Test Mode: No

I 13:43:33 OPC: No

I 13:43:33 BURN-Proof: Enabled

W 13:43:33 Write Speed Miscompare! - Wanted: 5,540 KB/s (4x), Got: 3,324 KB/s (2.4x)

I 13:43:33 Book Type Setting: N/A

I 13:43:33 User Specified L0 Data Zone Capacity: 1,913,760

I 13:44:00 Set L0 Data Zone Capacity Succeeded!

I 13:44:00 Filling Buffer... (40 MB)

I 13:44:01 Writing LeadIn...

I 13:44:03 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 3827487)

I 13:44:03 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 3827487)

I 13:44:03 Writing Layer 0... (LBA: 0 - 1913759)

I 14:03:40 Writing Layer 1... (LBA: 1913760 - 3827487)

I 14:23:20 Synchronising Cache...

I 14:23:21 Closing Track...

I 14:23:33 Finalising Disc...

I 14:24:33 Exporting Graph Data...

I 14:24:33 Graph Data File: C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Application Data\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_DVDRAM_GSA-4163B_A106_WEDNESDAY-DECEMBER-08-2010_1-43_PM_MKM-003-00_4x.ibg

I 14:24:33 Export Successfully Completed!

I 14:24:33 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:40:55

I 14:24:33 Average Write Rate: 3,247 KB/s (2.3x) - Maximum Write Rate: 3,360 KB/s (2.4x)

[Los5782]

how does my drive only support 2.4 writing when I'm explaining that I've previously wrote @ 4x speed with the same drive on this same computer,

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Because that's what the drive clearly states it supports on MKM-003-00.

 

Supported Write Speeds: 2.4x

 

You can burn MKM-001-00 at 4x and 2.4x, but not the MKM-003-00 stuff. The drive only supports 2.4x on that.

[Los5782]

http://www.cdrinfo.com/sections/reviews/specific.aspx?articleid=12429

 

 

See that link above, it supports what I'm saying.

 

& also I'm trying to explain that I have written on 4x speed b4 with this same exact drive

[cornholio7]

when your drive was made , those discs weren't in production, if you want to burn faster using those discs then why not buy a new drive , because it clearly shows the only supported speed is 2.4x.

a new drive will allow you to burn quicker and will cost about £20

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Look at the firmware binary file (exe actually) in MediaCodeSpeedEdit, it supports what I'm saying.