Slowdown of DVD-writer

Kazuaki Shimazaki II · 01-30-08, 07:01 AM

In the past week or so, my DVD-writer has mysteriously undergone a slowdown. Before, it takes ~20 minutes to burn a full capacity (4.4GB) DVD. Now it takes over an hour. Same programs and all that. Judging from the drive's operation light and its acoustics, the DVD drive either refuses the go beyond low speed, or when it does, the burning takes place intermittently.

I already tried defragmentating my disk drive. What could be causing this problem. Help appreciated. Thank you.

jumpy · 01-30-08, 09:34 AM

Starforce?

http://www.glop.org/starforce/

Jimbuna · 01-30-08, 09:41 AM

How old is it ?

Could the laser be losing its strength ?

I changed my Pioneer 20x DVD writer about 3 months ago (£15ish in the UK)

kiwi_2005 · 01-30-08, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jumpy

Starforce?

goldorak · 01-30-08, 11:42 AM

Yep the symptoms point at 98% to starforce.

AVGWarhawk · 01-30-08, 12:33 PM

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 · 01-30-08, 12:40 PM

Quote:

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.

01-30-08, 07:01 AM	#1
Kazuaki Shimazaki II Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,140 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Slowdown of DVD-writer In the past week or so, my DVD-writer has mysteriously undergone a slowdown. Before, it takes ~20 minutes to burn a full capacity (4.4GB) DVD. Now it takes over an hour. Same programs and all that. Judging from the drive's operation light and its acoustics, the DVD drive either refuses the go beyond low speed, or when it does, the burning takes place intermittently. I already tried defragmentating my disk drive. What could be causing this problem. Help appreciated. Thank you.

01-30-08, 09:34 AM	#2
jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Starforce? http://www.glop.org/starforce/ __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

01-30-08, 09:41 AM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,788 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	How old is it ? Could the laser be losing its strength ? I changed my Pioneer 20x DVD writer about 3 months ago (£15ish in the UK) __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-30-08, 12:33 PM	#6
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,286 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	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. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

01-30-08, 11:42 AM	#5
goldorak Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,320 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yep the symptoms point at 98% to starforce.