So, I just re-installed windows on a new hard drive that I bought, and for some reason, it takes my burner 20 mins to burn a dvd, when befoe it took 7 min at the same speed? Why?
It may have gone into PIO mode, when you reinstalled. It needs to be in DMA mode. To ensure your drives are operating in DMA mode: (1) Control Panel, (2) System, (3) Goto the Hardware Tab, (4) Device Manager, (5) IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers, (6) Right Click on Primary IDE Channel --> Properties, (7) Goto the Advanced Settings Tab, Make sure both drop down boxes say 'DMA if Available', Click OK,(8) Right Click on Seconady IDE Channel --> Properties, (9) Goto the Advanced Settings Tab, Make sure both drop down boxes say 'DMA if Available', Click OK, (10) Reboot.(Thanks to Praetor) Good luck!
