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I have nero 6.6.0.16 and a high speed TDK cd-rw device plus a DVD DL
device.

The cd-rw has a speed of 48x24x40 and the DVD max is 16x. Nero will
only write to the cd-rw at 1x even if i put in a high-speed cd-rw.

The dvd only get 1x altho its max is 16x12x??. Same question, how to
increase speed.
The disk info tool shows a max speed of 40 but it dont happen. The device
is in DMA Mode2.

I did put in the dynamic speed patch but no-good.

How do i increase the speed?
Thank you,

Update the firmware?

Firmware - shouldnt be required. this is a fairly new system and the dvd
is a WMEGSA-4163B from gateway.

savagcl

a bit of a stretch, but maybe it's the media? did you try other media?

dodecahedron,

Thanks for the reply.

DVD Drive brand = GSA-4163B
CDRW Brand = TDK

I tried a High-Speed CD-RW that is rated as 48X but the most i could get
was 10X using nero. A DVD-RW i tried is rated as 2.4X (but only get 1X using nero). The DVD drive is rated as 16/8/16 X (but only get 1X using nero).

There is a firmware update but it says its not for OEM equipment.
I ran the nero info tool and here is an extract:
Nero InfoTool 3.01

Drive Information
------------------
Drive : HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4163B
Type : DVD-RAM Recorder
Firmware Version : A101
Buffer Size : 2 MB
Date : ?
Serial Number : K2355AG1556
Vendor Specific :
Drive Letter : X:\
Location : 0:0
Mechanism : Tray
Read Speed : 40 X
Write Speed : 40 X

Read CD Text : Yes
Return C2 Pointers : Yes
Read CD-R : Yes
Read CD-RW : Yes
Read DVD-ROM : Yes
Read DVD-RAM : Yes
Read DVD-R : Yes
Read DVD-RW : Yes
Read DVD+R : Yes
Read DVD+RW : Yes
Read DVD+R DL : Yes
Read BD-ROM : No
Read BD-R : No
Read BD-RE : No
Read Digital Audio : Yes
Read CD+G : No
Read VideoCD : Yes

Write CD-R : Yes
Write CD-RW : Yes
Write DVD-R : Yes
Write DVD-RW : Yes
Write DVD-R DL : No
Write DVD+R : Yes
Write DVD+RW : Yes
Write DVD+R DL : Yes
Write DVD-RAM : Yes
Write BD-R : No
Write BD-RE : No
Buffer Underrun Protection : Yes
Mount Rainier : No
Modes : Packet, TAO, DAO, SAO, RAW SAO, RAW DAO, RAW SAO 16, RAW SAO 96, RAW DAO 16, RAW DAO 96

Region Protection Control : RPC II
Region : None
Changes User : 5
Changes Vendor : 4

Disc Information (X:\)
-------------------
Type : - no disc inserted -


Drive Information
------------------
Drive : TDK CDRW4800B
Type : CD-RW Recorder
Firmware Version : S7S8
Buffer Size : 2 MB
Date : ?
Serial Number
Vendor Specific : týÜ
Drive Letter : H:\
Location : 2:2
Mechanism : Tray
Read Speed : 48 , 40 , 32 , 24 , 16 , 12 , 8 , 4 X
Write Speed : 48 , 40 , 32 , 24 , 16 , 12 , 8 , 4 X

Read CD Text : Yes
Return C2 Pointers : Yes
Read CD-R : Yes
Read CD-RW : Yes
Read DVD-ROM : No
Read DVD-RAM : No
Read DVD-R : No
Read DVD-RW : No
Read DVD+R : No
Read DVD+RW : No
Read DVD+R DL : No
Read BD-ROM : No
Read BD-R : No
Read BD-RE : No
Read Digital Audio : Yes
Read CD+G : Yes
Read VideoCD : Yes

Write CD-R : Yes
Write CD-RW : Yes
Write DVD-R : No
Write DVD-RW : No
Write DVD-R DL : No
Write DVD+R : No
Write DVD+RW : No
Write DVD+R DL : No
Write DVD-RAM : No
Write BD-R : No
Write BD-RE : No
Buffer Underrun Protection : Yes
Mount Rainier : Yes
Modes : Packet, TAO, DAO, SAO, RAW SAO, RAW SAO 16, RAW SAO 96, RAW DAO 16, RAW DAO 96


Disc Information (H:\)
-------------------
Type : - no disc inserted -


Interface Information
---------------------
Adapter 1
---------
Description : Primary IDE Channel

Driver
Description : system32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys
Company : Microsoft Corporation
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Description : IDE/ATAPI Port Driver

Attached Devices
Description : Master: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4163B
Type : CD-Rom Drive
DMA : On
Autorun : On

Adapter 2
---------
Description : Secondary IDE Channel

Driver
Description : system32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys
Company : Microsoft Corporation
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Description : IDE/ATAPI Port Driver

Attached Devices
Description : Master: ST3160023AS
Type : Disk Drive
DMA : On
Description : Slave: ST3160023AS
Type : Disk Drive
DMA : On

Adapter 3
---------
Description : Primary IDE Channel

Driver
Description : system32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys
Company : Microsoft Corporation
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Description : IDE/ATAPI Port Driver

Attached Devices

Adapter 4
---------
Description : Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 265C

Driver
Description : system32\DRIVERS\usbehci.sys
Company : Microsoft Corporation
Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Description : EHCI eUSB Miniport Driver

Attached Devices
Description : TDK CDRW4800B USB Device
Type : CD-Rom Drive
Autorun : On
Description : Generic USB SD Reader USB Device
Type : Disk Drive
Description : Generic USB CF Reader USB Device
Type : Disk Drive
Description : Generic USB SM Reader USB Device
Type : Disk Drive
Description : Generic USB MS Reader USB Device
Type : Disk Drive
Description : IC35L120 AVV207-0 USB Device
Type : Disk Drive


Software Information
--------------------
Operating System : Windows XP Home Edition (5.01.2600 Service Pack 2)
DirectX : DirectX 9.0c

Description : Nero Burning ROM
Version : 6, 6, 0, 16
Company : Ahead Software AG
Version Check : Ok

Description : Nero StartSmart
Version : 2, 0, 0, 26
Company : Ahead Software AG

Description : NeroVision
Version : 3,1,0,16
Company : Nero AG

Description : Nero ShowTime
Version : 2, 0, 0, 44
Company : Nero Software AG

Description : Nero Recode 2
Version : 2, 2, 6, 17
Company : Ahead Software AG

Description : Cover Designer
Version : 2, 3, 0, 47
Company : Nero AG

Description : Nero BackItUp Application
Version : 1, 2, 0, 54
Company : Ahead Software AG

Description : InCD
Version : 4, 3, 20, 1
Company : Nero AG


Hardware Information
--------------------
CPU : 3000 MHz
Bus Speed : 200 MHz
Motherboard : Intel D915GSE2
System : Gateway 9310S
BIOS : Intel SE91510J.15A.2525.2005.0414.1610
Memory : 1006 MB
Sound : SB Audigy 2 ZS Audio [1000]
Video : NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440-SE (Microsoft Corporation)

I know thats a lot but itdoes show the DVD speed as 40X and the TDK speed at 48x.

Something is amiss but i dont know what!

Any uggestions?
thanks again,
savagcl

OK.
one thing, the LG 4163B drive has A101 firmware, i'm sure there's a newer firmware. update to the latest.

next. if you're not using InCD, uninstall it.

point of concern: from the above log

Attached Devices
Description : TDK CDRW4800B USB Device
Type : CD-Rom Drive
Autorun : On
Description : Generic USB SD Reader USB Device
Type : Disk Drive
Description : Generic USB CF Reader USB Device
Type : Disk Drive
Description : Generic USB SM Reader USB Device
Type : Disk Drive
Description : Generic USB MS Reader USB Device
Type : Disk Drive
Description : IC35L120 AVV207-0 USB Device
Type : Disk Drive

the TDK is in an external USB enclosure?
try disconnecting it.
do you have an IBM hard drive in an external USB enclosure?
try removing that too.

dodecahedron

In order to get the fullest infotools report i turned everythinh on.

The TDK is external (USB2) but i dont use it except in rare cases, other than that its left powered off.
Same for the external SATA harddrive, its powered off and disabled in
device manager.

INCD, its used for getting a cd to act like a floppy (drag & drop), right?
Small problem is, i use acronis trueimage for doing system
backup/restore and they said i needed INCD for acronis to work.

As i mentioned, there is a later firmware but a msg on that page said its
not for OEM versions of nero... The Gateway (my system) site shows
no firmware updates. I could try the latest firmware but not sure it would
work....

thank you,
savagcl

savagcl wrote:INCD, its used for getting a cd to act like a floppy (drag & drop), right?
Small problem is, i use acronis trueimage for doing system
backup/restore and they said i needed INCD for acronis to work.

right.
are you sure about needing InCd for the Acronis software? i find that unlikely and very suspicious.

yeah, if you drive is a Gateway OEM one, you should only use a firmware upgrade from Gateway. try contacting their support and ask if there's a firmware upgrade.
while you're at it see if they have anything to say about our current problem.

why don't you try uninstalling the Primary IDE chanel (on which the DVD drive is located) in the Device Manager and let Windows reinstall it ?
instructions here:
http://www.cdrlabs.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=6645

I can check with acronis just to be sure.

I hate gateway support but ocasionally you get one that knows which end
of a tower is up. I can check,

And i can do the primary deinstall.

Will post results here.

thanks,
savagcl

I chacked with acronis.
They use a third-party packet writing software (INCD is one of several that
can be used). At least 1 must be present for Acronis to work.

Sounds kinda flaky to me to use third party software when you never know
when it changes but there you have it.

I went and bought some DVD+R's (16X) and some CD-RWs (24X). I then
reinstalled nero after clearing it out using their tools. I also put the reg tweak in to show actual write speed.

I put in a DVD+R (16X) and burned a folder. The write speed (actual)
showed as starting at 7.0X at the finish it was 9.1X (since speed was
increasing, maybe(?) it would have hit 16X in a long dvd burn.. but i doubt
it!

I put in a CD-RW (24X) and it wrote at 12X. The same CD-RW wrote at
24X in the TDK (cd-rw) drive.

Conclusion:
1. The max write speed of the DVD drive is 16X (regardless of the DVD
speed being rated higher) (is there a higher speed for DVDs) . Havent seen
16X yet but maybe!
2. A CD-RW will only get half of the rated speed in the DVD drive but full
speed in the TDK CD-RW drive.
3. I dont like Nero, its to d*mn finiky and their backup software is a
bummer.
4. I'm going to buy the new EZCD Creator (7.5) and dump Nero.
5. I'm going to get a new DVD DL device.

Now,
Intel(R) 82801FB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 2651 SATA Controller on
MB
Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 266F SATA Controller on MB

Primary IDE Channel >>>> Master: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4163B (DMA2).
Primary IDE Channel >>>Master: ST3160023AS (DMA5) >>>>Slave: ST3160023AS (DMA5) (Slave is normally disabled and powered off)
Secondary IDE Channel >>>Not Applicable, Nothing there.

Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 265C USB2 driver = TDK CD-RW Drive (normally powered off).

Boot device sequence = DVD, SATA, Ethernet, Floppy

Does the above seem right?

thanks,
savagcl