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    Acer 5672 Burner?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by benk87, Oct 27, 2006.

  1. benk87

    benk87 Newbie

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    Is there a reason why my burner is slow...even with normal cd's? I reformatted and everything.. This computer works like a dream after the reformat but the burner still remains on the slow side.. Any input? Thanks in advance!
     
    benk87, Oct 27, 2006
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    sionyboy Notebook Evangelist

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    How slow is slow?

    Check your IDE is set to DMA. Control Panel - System - Hardware - Device Manager. Under IDE/ATAPI Controllers, on your primary (or secondary if you have it) and make sure both devices 0 and 1 are set to DMA mode.

    Try getting the latest chipset drivers from Intels website as well.
     
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    anchemis Notebook Consultant

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    What is the spec of your burner?
     
    anchemis, Oct 27, 2006
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    The Pioneer Slot DVD is only a 4x burner...
     
    OldNerdGuy, Oct 27, 2006
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  5. benk87

    benk87 Newbie

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    well it is a toshiba slot burner... Toshiba MK1234GSX... I know that it burns dvd's slow but a regular cd... The speed has to be faster...I bought this laptop off of newegg.com.. Acer 5672wlmi... Thanks for the post sionyboy i will try that!
     
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    benk87 Newbie

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    I did check and both are set to DMA mode.. This burner may just b a slow one.. anymore input?
     
    benk87, Oct 27, 2006
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    bugmenot9 Notebook Consultant

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    i have the aspire 5672WLMi from newegg and the cd burning is really slow it takes 2-3x longer than on my other older laptop.
     
    bugmenot9, Oct 28, 2006
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    edgexryder Notebook Enthusiast

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    make sure that you IDE controllers are set to DMA not to PIO ..start menu, control panel,system,hardware,device manager, IDE ATA controllers, primary controllers go into advance settings and make sure that you that the DMA settings not the PIO. hope this helps
     
    edgexryder, Oct 28, 2006
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    sionyboy Notebook Evangelist

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    How long does it take to burn a full 700mb CD exactly?

    And the Toshiba MK1234GSX is not a burner, that is your hard drive. I believe the slot loader on the 5672wlmi is a Pioneer, which is a 24x CD burner. Mx burning speed is 3,600kbs, so in theory it should take 194 seconds to burn a full CD, however CDs do not write at max speed across the entire disc, so realistically, around 230 seconds. However, I have found with most Acer laptops there is only one IDE channel, which does slow things down somewhat. On my CD burning I find around 5-6 minutes is about the time it takes to burn a whole cd.
     
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  10. benk87

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    woops to the poster above you were right.. lol i am dumb
     
    benk87, Oct 28, 2006
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