Sony DW-Q30A slow write speed

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  1. Repulsion

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    The drive and my media (I've tested with Taiyo Yuden and TDK DVD+Rs) are both rated up to 16x. When I go to burn something, the drive chugs along at 1.5x and it takes 35 minutes to burn a movie. What is holding back my write speed?
     
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    Repulsion, Jan 23, 2009
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    Have you checked that DMA is enabled for the drive (not PIO).

    My Computer > Properties > Hardware > Device Manager > IDE Controllers > Primary/Secondary Channels > Properties > Advanced Settings.
     
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    Yes, for all drives I have enabled DMA when available.
     
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    ..and the 'Current Transfer Mode' is DMA?
     
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