I hope some of you reading this can help me. I have an OEM version, 6.6.1.4, of Nero burning software - Nero Smart Start. I guess this is the same as Nero Burning rom? I used to be able to burn (no encode) a 4.2 Gig data DVD or an ISO file of 4Gig at 12x in about 5-6 minutes and at 16x it would be around 4 and a half minutes. A couple of days ago it slowed to around 45 minutes whether it was at 12 or 16x speeds. I have a Fujitsu 1.8 G Lifebook with 1Gig RAM (I checked to see if it was DMA enabled after reading here): yes Plextor 740UF burner (firmware updated) 120Gig HD USB 2.0 Cardbus card. Use Verbatim DVD-Rs exclusively upto 16x. I noticed the problem after I ran Tenebril's Spycatcher, Spybot and Adaware to find and delete/quarantine the usual suspect intruders and I got a "General Extraction error location IMP1" error when I put in a blank DVD-R in the Recorder. So I uninstalled any software I had installed recently, which was Ghostsurf by tenebril. I reinstalled Nero 6.6.1.4 and got the recorder to work but at incredibly slow speeds as explained above. I have also attached a log file after the most recent burn for ref: Gary * Windows XP 5.1 IA32 WinAspi: File 'Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=1, 0, 0, 0, size=36864 bytes, created 12/7/2000 5:00:00 AM ahead WinASPI: File 'C:\Program Files\Ahead\nero\Wnaspi32.dll': Ver=2.0.1.74, size=164112 bytes, created 11/2/2004 12:54:32 PM NT-SPTI used Nero Version: 6.6.1.4 Internal Version: 6, 6, 1, 4d (Nero Express) Recorder: <PLEXTOR DVDR PX-740A> Version: 1.02 - HA 1 TA 2 - 6.6.1.4 Adapter driver: <USB 2.0> HA 1 Drive buffer : 2048kB Bus Type : set to ATAPI (3) -> ATAPI, detected: ? CD-ROM: <Generic DVD-ROM >Version: 1.0 - HA 1 TA 1 - 6.6.1.4 Adapter driver: <SCSI> HA 1 === Scsi-Device-Map === DiskPeripheral : ST9120821A atapi Port 0 ID 0 DMA: On CdRomPeripheral : TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-R2212 atapi Port 1 ID 0 DMA: On CdRomPeripheral : Generic DVD-ROM 1.0 d347prt Port 2 ID 0 DMA: Off === CDRom-Device-Map === TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-R2212 E: CDRom0 Generic DVD-ROM F: CDRom1 PLEXTOR DVDR PX-740A G: CDRom2 ======================= AutoRun : 1 Excluded drive IDs: WriteBufferSize: 83886080 (0) Byte ShowDrvBufStat : 0 BUFE : 0 Physical memory : 1022MB (1047532kB) Free physical memory: 339MB (347656kB) Memory in use : 66 Uncached PFiles: 0x0 Use Inquiry : 1 Global Bus Type: default (0) Check supported media : Disabled (0) 14.8.2006 Burn DVD Image 12:58:16 PM #1 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 531 ReadBuffer-Pipe got 262144KB of Memory 12:58:16 PM #2 Text 0 File Reader.cpp, Line 124 Reader running 12:58:16 PM #3 Text 0 File Writer.cpp, Line 122 Writer PLEXTOR DVDR PX-740A running 12:58:16 PM #4 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3305 Turn on Disc-At-Once, using DVD media 12:58:16 PM #5 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 281 Last possible write address on media: 2298495 (510:46.45, 4489MB) Last address to be written: 2036762 (452:36.62, 3978MB) 12:58:16 PM #6 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 293 Write in overburning mode: NO (enabled: CD) 12:58:16 PM #7 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2612 Recorder: PLEXTOR DVDR PX-740A, Media type: DVD-R Disc Manufacturer: MCC 03 - RG20 Disc Application Code: 64, Disc Physical Code: 193 12:58:16 PM #8 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 459 >>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<< ========================================= 12:58:16 PM #9 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 847 Setup items (after recorder preparation) 0: TRM_DATA_MODE1 (2 - CD-ROM Mode 1, ISO 9660) 2 indices, index0 (150) not provided original disc pos #0 + 2036763 (2036763) = #2036763/452:36.63 not relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/not required, no patch infos -> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 2036763 blocks [PLEXTOR DVDR PX-740A] -------------------------------------------------------------- 12:58:16 PM #10 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1059 Prepare recorder [PLEXTOR DVDR PX-740A] for write in CUE-sheet-DAO DAO infos: ========== MCN: "" TOCType: 0x00; Session Closed, disc fixated Tracks 1 to 1: 1: TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048/0x00, FilePos 0 0 4171290624, ISRC "" DAO layout: =========== __Start_|____Track_|_Idx_|_CtrlAdr_|_RecDep__________ 0 | lead-in | 0 | 0x41 | 0x00 0 | 1 | 0 | 0x41 | 0x00 0 | 1 | 1 | 0x41 | 0x00 2036763 | lead-out | 1 | 0x41 | 0x00 12:58:16 PM #11 Text 0 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 38 SPTILockVolume - completed successfully for FCTL_LOCK_VOLUME 12:58:16 PM #12 Text 0 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 83 SPTIDismountVolume - completed successfully for FSCTL_DISMOUNT_VOLUME 12:58:16 PM #13 Phase 24 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1685 Caching of files started 12:58:16 PM #14 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4145 Cache writing successful. 12:58:16 PM #15 Phase 25 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1685 Caching of files completed 12:58:16 PM #16 Phase 65 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1685 Burn process started 12:58:16 PM #17 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2685 Verifying disc position of item 0 (not relocatable, no disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0 12:58:16 PM #18 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 2707 Recording mode: Sequential Recording Mode 12:58:16 PM #19 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 2863 Start write address at LBA 0 DVD high compatibility mode: Yes 12:58:16 PM #20 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 8647 ---- DVD Structure: Physical Format Information (00h) ---- Media Type: 0, Layer: 0, Address: 0 (0 h), AGID: 0; Length: 2050 Book Type: DVD-R (2), Part Version: 2.0x (5), Extended Part Version: 0.0 (0) Disc Size: 120 mm, Maximum Rate: <not specified> (F h) Number of Layers: 1, Track Path: Parallel Track Path (PTP), Layer Type: recordable Linear Density: 0,267 um/bit, Track Density: 0,74 um/track Starting Physical Sector Number of Data Area: 30000 h (DVD-ROM, DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW) End Physical Sector Number of Data Area: 0 h End Sector Number in Layer 0: 0 h (LBN: FFFD0000 h, 4193920 MB) Data in Burst Cutting Area (BCA) does not exist Start sector number of the current Border-Out: 0 h Start sector number of the next Border-In: 0 h Media Specific [16..63]: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 1:44:35 PM #21 Text 0 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 116 <PLEXTOR DVDR PX-740A > start writing Lead-Out at LBA 2036763 (1F141Bh), lenght 0 blocks 1:44:36 PM #22 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 228 all writers idle, stopping conversion 1:44:36 PM #23 Text 0 File DVDR.cpp, Line 3103 EndDAO: Last written address was 2036751 1:44:58 PM #24 Phase 66 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1685 Burn process completed successfully Existing drivers: File 'Drivers\PXHELP20.SYS': Ver=2.02.34a, size=16288 bytes, created 2/27/2002 8:24:56 AM (Prassi/Veritas driver for win 2K) File 'Drivers\scsiport.sys': Ver=5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158), size=96256 bytes, created 8/3/2004 10:59:41 PM (Adapter driver for src) Registry Keys: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\AllocateCDROMs : 0 (Security Option) ====== *** Nero-Burning Rom, History File *** ======
Hello. I notice your log isn't reporting the burn speed at all which is odd. Version 6.6.1.4 isn't a very good version. I'd recommend downgrading to 6.6.0.18 which is a very good version. Run the Nero 6 Clean Tool first before installing the "older" version. http://ww2.nero.com/nero6/us/Nero_6_CleanTool.html Nero 6.6.0.18: Package 1: http://httpdl1.usw.nero.com/software/Nero6/Nero-6.6.0.18_no_yt.exe Package 2: http://httpdl1.usw.nero.com/software/Nero6/NVE-3.1.0.21_no_yt.exe I'm not sure changing Nero versions is really going to solve the problem, but one never knows. It could be the PCMCIA cardbus, it could be the USB cable, it could be the external enclosure, it could be the drive. Have you tried burning a disk with ImgBurn or DVD Decrypter or any other burning program other than Nero? If that works, the problem would seem Nero related to some extent.
Thanks for the quick feedback laddyboy, I'll try the older version though I've never had problems with nero b4. I'll also switch to the 1394 mode to see if that helps. If that does not work I'll try DVD decryptor.
