Device Buffer unusual behavior

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  1. Doofy

    Doofy Regular member

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    i just noticed on the pioneer site that the firmware update on there for the 110D (version1.22) was posted on october the 3rd so pretty recent it apparent fixes the folllowing

    Support New 16x DVD-R Media
    (16x writing�FDAXON)
    Support New +R 16x Media
    (16x writing�FDAXON, 12x writing�FRITEK)
    DVD-ROM Readability has improved
    DVD-R/+R Writability has improved.
    DVD-R/+R DL Writability has improved.
    DVD-RW/+RW Writability has improved
    CD-ROM Readability has improved
    CD-R/RW Writability has improved
    CD-R/RW Readability has improved
    Fixed an issue of written 8X CMC DVD-R Media to read.

    so u may wanna flash the drive if you are having media problems and your firmware is below this one. Just a suggestion.

     
    Doofy, Oct 20, 2005
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  2. arniebear

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    Firmware is current on the drive.
     
    arniebear, Oct 20, 2005
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  3. Doofy

    Doofy Regular member

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    oops my bad not looking again sorry about that one
     
    Doofy, Oct 20, 2005
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  4. arniebear

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    It's alright, it just shows you no the possible fixes for the problem. It was a good answer :)
     
    arniebear, Oct 20, 2005
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  5. ireland

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    Just a little info,
    we seen a couple of problems from a slow hard drive or bounce of the buffer on xp and 2000.
    While burning.is using mcafee virus program and a not needed defrag..even when the defrags says a defrag is not needed. While having mcaffee installed it slowed my hd down . Note I now do not use mcaffee..

    Also if you have any movie files video_ts or a ghost back up on the drive C your defrag-ing they will not be defraged. I recommend that you use a secondary hard drive for your back up movie files.
    And you will get a bad defrag.as windows can not defrag those files.

    Example with mcafee uninstalled.
    Transfer rate

    Small files 155 x 20893
    Large files 358 x 54968

    With
    Small files 85 x 16786
    Large files 272 x 48432

    B4 defrag.
    Small files 95 x 18435
    Large files 298 x 39453

    I recommend if you check your defrag and it say defrag not needed, I still would defrag.
    Note I never turn my computer off as I have it defrag evey night.

     
    ireland, Oct 20, 2005
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  6. Doofy

    Doofy Regular member

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    Good points i always use a seperate HDD for my backups 300gb sata and i never use mcafee i have a pet hate with that proggy, i also never use windows defrager either am a diskepper user myself much more efficient. IMO
     
    Doofy, Oct 20, 2005
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  7. creaky

    creaky Moderator Staff Member

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    i've used diskeeper for long time, excellent program.
    As to mcafee, i've been using about 3yrs or more, it since about version 4.5 or earlier and am still using it now at 8.0 - i always leave it running and after 2000 burns i can safely say it's never been a problem. however i guess virus checkers could be problems for some people. I think i'm just glad i didn't got for a Pioneer 110D after reading the problems with older firmware and threads such as this.. but i guess problems like this get ironed out in newer firmware releases
     
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    creaky, Oct 20, 2005
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  8. Doofy

    Doofy Regular member

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    I Had nothing but problems with Mcafee but thats computers for you i suppose, i know plenty of people who it works for just fine. As for the pioneer 110D it hasnt been a great Jump form my pioneer 109 but it was the only burner my local shop had in stoc. Hopefully the firmware will get better, though i usually flah with the rpc1 releases. All my drives have been flashed with rpc1 i even flashed my Motherboard with a custom bios just to get that little bit better performance from it.
     
    Doofy, Oct 20, 2005
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    ireland, Oct 20, 2005
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  10. creaky

    creaky Moderator Staff Member

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    i just tried 2 1693s's, problems with both upon installation - probably a bad batch so i've ordered another LG 4167B to go with the other 4167B that replaced the two 1693s's, i'm a bit put off by Liteys after that (though my Sony dru-700a soldiered on for almost a year before failing)
     
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    creaky, Oct 20, 2005
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    creaky
    i bought 5 1693 for all 5 of my puters..3 internals and 2 externals..
    no problems so far,knock on wood..
     
    ireland, Oct 20, 2005
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  12. creaky

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    cool, i do read good stuff with litey's all the time and my sony was obviously a rebadged litey, i was just unlucky this time..
     
    creaky, Oct 20, 2005
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