Slowdown of DVD-writer

[goldorak]

Yep the symptoms point at 98% to starforce.

[AVGWarhawk]

It may not be starforce. I had a DVD that one day would spin normally and other days when loading a game took 20 minutes or would not spin at all. Some sort of motor issue. I replaced it and had no issues. This driver was probably 3 years old wheh it started doing this.

[goldorak]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

It may not be starforce. I had a DVD that one day would spin normally and other days when loading a game took 20 minutes or would not spin at all. Some sort of motor issue. I replaced it and had no issues. This driver was probably 3 years old wheh it started doing this.

The OP was talking about writing to dvd media.
He can find out pretty easily, My computer->properties->hardware->device manager->view menu->show hidden devices and show devices by connection.
Voila', just scan the list and if he finds a starforce.drv or something like this then you can bet thats the culprit.
Deinstall starforce drivers and the burner should work ok.

Originally Posted by goldorak

The OP was talking about writing to dvd media.
He can find out pretty easily, My computer->properties->hardware->device manager->view menu->show hidden devices and show devices by connection.
Voila', just scan the list and if he finds a starforce.drv or something like this then you can bet thats the culprit.
Deinstall starforce drivers and the burner should work ok.

Hope "they" aren't reading this forum:
http://www.boingboing.net/2006/01/31...hreatens-.html

Of course, it's an old article, but I'm checking google by "sort by date" and even up to Jan 17 2008, there's complaints about starforce.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Zayphod

Hope "they" aren't reading this forum:
http://www.boingboing.net/2006/01/31...hreatens-.html

Of course, it's an old article, but I'm checking google by "sort by date" and even up to Jan 17 2008, there's complaints about starforce.

Here is my problem, we can not assume he has played SH3 that contained Starforce and Starforce is on his drive.

[goldorak]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Here is my problem, we can not assume he has played SH3 that contained Starforce and Starforce is on his drive.

Who said that he played with SH III ?
Starforce is used in lots of games, he could have played some ancient version of Splinter Cell for instance and bingo starforce on your system.
Or Trackmania, or "put you favorite game by ubisoft of the last 3 years".
I have SH III but no starforce since the budget edition in italy doesn't have it. :p

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by goldorak

Who said that he played with SH III ?
Starforce is used in lots of games, he could have played some ancient version of Splinter Cell for instance and bingo starforce on your system.
Or Trackmania, or "put you favorite game by ubisoft of the last 3 years".
I have SH III but no starforce since the budget edition in italy doesn't have it. :p

OK, were does he say he is playing a game at all? He said he was burning to a disc Therefore we can not assume it is Starforce