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pmg
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Sun Nov 07, 2004 1:50 am Post subject:
Ripping speed |
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My son and I use identical ripping software (SmartRipper, SuperDVD
Ripper). He has a Pentium 800 MHZ with 256M RAM and I have a Pentium
2GHZ with 521M RAM. He regularly gets rip speeds of 2-4X. I NEVER get
better than 1X. No matter what ripping software I use I seem to be
limited to 1X (as seen on the indicator whilst the software is running).
So my rips take an unbelievably long time in comparison to his. Is there
some setting that could cause this?
Pete
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Randy
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Sun Nov 07, 2004 2:19 am Post subject:
Re: Ripping speed |
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Do you both have different DVD-RW drives? If so, you might want to install
the latest firmware for your drive.
"pmg" <pmg@replytogroup.com.au> wrote in message
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| Quote: | My son and I use identical ripping software (SmartRipper, SuperDVD
Ripper). He has a Pentium 800 MHZ with 256M RAM and I have a Pentium 2GHZ
with 521M RAM. He regularly gets rip speeds of 2-4X. I NEVER get better
than 1X. No matter what ripping software I use I seem to be limited to 1X
(as seen on the indicator whilst the software is running). So my rips take
an unbelievably long time in comparison to his. Is there some setting that
could cause this?
Pete |
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Biz
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Sun Nov 07, 2004 2:22 am Post subject:
Re: Ripping speed |
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"pmg" <pmg@replytogroup.com.au> wrote in message
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| Quote: | My son and I use identical ripping software (SmartRipper, SuperDVD
Ripper). He has a Pentium 800 MHZ with 256M RAM and I have a Pentium
2GHZ with 521M RAM. He regularly gets rip speeds of 2-4X. I NEVER get
better than 1X. No matter what ripping software I use I seem to be
limited to 1X (as seen on the indicator whilst the software is running).
So my rips take an unbelievably long time in comparison to his. Is there
some setting that could cause this?
Pete
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You didnt list the most important factor, what drives each of you is
using...
IF the drives and your OS's are identical, then your machine probably needs
to have DMA enabled for the drive. |
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pmg
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Sun Nov 07, 2004 2:37 am Post subject:
Re: Ripping speed |
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Biz wrote:
| Quote: | "pmg" <pmg@replytogroup.com.au> wrote in message
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My son and I use identical ripping software (SmartRipper, SuperDVD
Ripper). He has a Pentium 800 MHZ with 256M RAM and I have a Pentium
2GHZ with 521M RAM. He regularly gets rip speeds of 2-4X. I NEVER get
better than 1X. No matter what ripping software I use I seem to be
limited to 1X (as seen on the indicator whilst the software is running).
So my rips take an unbelievably long time in comparison to his. Is there
some setting that could cause this?
Pete
You didnt list the most important factor, what drives each of you is
using...
IF the drives and your OS's are identical, then your machine probably needs
to have DMA enabled for the drive.
We both have identical ripping drives (Pioneer DVD R/RW 108). However he |
has upgraded the firmware to his, but I haven't yet. But would upgrading
the firmware increase the ripping speed. By this I mean ripping FROM the
drive to the HD, not ripping TO the DVD-R. I have two DVD drives, the
other drive is a Sony DVD and if I rip from that I am still limited to 1X.
Thanks, Pete |
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pmg
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Sun Nov 07, 2004 10:47 am Post subject:
Re: Ripping speed |
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Biz wrote:
| Quote: | "pmg" <pmg@replytogroup.com.au> wrote in message
news:418d3934$0$19346$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
My son and I use identical ripping software (SmartRipper, SuperDVD
Ripper). He has a Pentium 800 MHZ with 256M RAM and I have a Pentium
2GHZ with 521M RAM. He regularly gets rip speeds of 2-4X. I NEVER get
better than 1X. No matter what ripping software I use I seem to be
limited to 1X (as seen on the indicator whilst the software is running).
So my rips take an unbelievably long time in comparison to his. Is there
some setting that could cause this?
Pete
You didnt list the most important factor, what drives each of you is
using...
IF the drives and your OS's are identical, then your machine probably needs
to have DMA enabled for the drive.
I have upgraded the firmware on my Pioneer drive, still no speed ripping!! |
Could it have anything to do with the PIO or DMA settings on the IDE
Channels. Both devices on each of my primary and secondary IDE channels
are set to "DMA if available" and "current transfer mode PIO". And how
can I tell which IDE channel hosts my DVD drives without pulling the
case off the PC. I have two identical HD's, a Sony DVD-ROM and a Pioneer
DVD-R/RW.
Pete |
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nrawson
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Sun Nov 07, 2004 11:04 am Post subject:
Re: Ripping speed |
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"pmg" <pmg@replytogroup.com.au> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Biz wrote:
"pmg" <pmg@replytogroup.com.au> wrote in message
news:418d3934$0$19346$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
My son and I use identical ripping software (SmartRipper, SuperDVD
Ripper). He has a Pentium 800 MHZ with 256M RAM and I have a Pentium
2GHZ with 521M RAM. He regularly gets rip speeds of 2-4X. I NEVER get
better than 1X. No matter what ripping software I use I seem to be
limited to 1X (as seen on the indicator whilst the software is running).
So my rips take an unbelievably long time in comparison to his. Is there
some setting that could cause this?
Pete
You didnt list the most important factor, what drives each of you is
using...
IF the drives and your OS's are identical, then your machine probably
needs
to have DMA enabled for the drive.
I have upgraded the firmware on my Pioneer drive, still no speed ripping!!
Could it have anything to do with the PIO or DMA settings on the IDE
Channels. Both devices on each of my primary and secondary IDE channels
are set to "DMA if available" and "current transfer mode PIO". And how
can I tell which IDE channel hosts my DVD drives without pulling the
case off the PC. I have two identical HD's, a Sony DVD-ROM and a Pioneer
DVD-R/RW.
Pete
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PIO is the problem. I had a similar problem on my computer. I had to go
into setup and tell the computer that there was a cd/dvd drive installed.
That's the first thing I'd check. Then if it still says PIO, try deleting
the IDE controller, and when you restart Windows it will find it again.
Norm |
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pmg
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Sun Nov 07, 2004 12:17 pm Post subject:
Re: Ripping speed |
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nrawson wrote:
| Quote: | "pmg" <pmg@replytogroup.com.au> wrote in message
news:418db6e1$0$11547$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
Biz wrote:
"pmg" <pmg@replytogroup.com.au> wrote in message
news:418d3934$0$19346$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
My son and I use identical ripping software (SmartRipper, SuperDVD
Ripper). He has a Pentium 800 MHZ with 256M RAM and I have a Pentium
2GHZ with 521M RAM. He regularly gets rip speeds of 2-4X. I NEVER get
better than 1X. No matter what ripping software I use I seem to be
limited to 1X (as seen on the indicator whilst the software is running).
So my rips take an unbelievably long time in comparison to his. Is there
some setting that could cause this?
Pete
You didnt list the most important factor, what drives each of you is
using...
IF the drives and your OS's are identical, then your machine probably
needs
to have DMA enabled for the drive.
I have upgraded the firmware on my Pioneer drive, still no speed ripping!!
Could it have anything to do with the PIO or DMA settings on the IDE
Channels. Both devices on each of my primary and secondary IDE channels
are set to "DMA if available" and "current transfer mode PIO". And how
can I tell which IDE channel hosts my DVD drives without pulling the
case off the PC. I have two identical HD's, a Sony DVD-ROM and a Pioneer
DVD-R/RW.
Pete
PIO is the problem. I had a similar problem on my computer. I had to go
into setup and tell the computer that there was a cd/dvd drive installed.
That's the first thing I'd check. Then if it still says PIO, try deleting
the IDE controller, and when you restart Windows it will find it again.
Norm
Thanks Norm |
You say "go into setup"? Which setup? Do you mean BIOS? If so what do I
change in the BIOS? Do I have to change both the Sony (DVD-ROM) and the
Pioneer (DVD-R/RW) in BIOS somehow? Both drives rip at only 1X speed.
Pete |
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pmg
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Sun Nov 07, 2004 12:19 pm Post subject:
Re: Ripping speed |
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nrawson wrote:
| Quote: | "pmg" <pmg@replytogroup.com.au> wrote in message
news:418db6e1$0$11547$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
Biz wrote:
"pmg" <pmg@replytogroup.com.au> wrote in message
news:418d3934$0$19346$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
My son and I use identical ripping software (SmartRipper, SuperDVD
Ripper). He has a Pentium 800 MHZ with 256M RAM and I have a Pentium
2GHZ with 521M RAM. He regularly gets rip speeds of 2-4X. I NEVER get
better than 1X. No matter what ripping software I use I seem to be
limited to 1X (as seen on the indicator whilst the software is running).
So my rips take an unbelievably long time in comparison to his. Is there
some setting that could cause this?
Pete
You didnt list the most important factor, what drives each of you is
using...
IF the drives and your OS's are identical, then your machine probably
needs
to have DMA enabled for the drive.
I have upgraded the firmware on my Pioneer drive, still no speed ripping!!
Could it have anything to do with the PIO or DMA settings on the IDE
Channels. Both devices on each of my primary and secondary IDE channels
are set to "DMA if available" and "current transfer mode PIO". And how
can I tell which IDE channel hosts my DVD drives without pulling the
case off the PC. I have two identical HD's, a Sony DVD-ROM and a Pioneer
DVD-R/RW.
Pete
PIO is the problem. I had a similar problem on my computer. I had to go
into setup and tell the computer that there was a cd/dvd drive installed.
That's the first thing I'd check. Then if it still says PIO, try deleting
the IDE controller, and when you restart Windows it will find it again.
Norm
I should mention that my IDE setup is as follows: |
Primary Master HD #1
Primary Slave Pioneer DVD-R/RW
Secondary Master HD #2
Secondary Slave Sony DVD-ROM
Pete |
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Graham Mayor
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Sun Nov 07, 2004 1:49 pm Post subject:
Re: Ripping speed |
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See http://www.gmayor.com/cd_writer_udma_mode.htm
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pmg wrote:
| Quote: | nrawson wrote:
"pmg" <pmg@replytogroup.com.au> wrote in message
news:418db6e1$0$11547$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
Biz wrote:
"pmg" <pmg@replytogroup.com.au> wrote in message
news:418d3934$0$19346$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
My son and I use identical ripping software (SmartRipper, SuperDVD
Ripper). He has a Pentium 800 MHZ with 256M RAM and I have a
Pentium 2GHZ with 521M RAM. He regularly gets rip speeds of 2-4X.
I NEVER get better than 1X. No matter what ripping software I use
I seem to be limited to 1X (as seen on the indicator whilst the
software is running). So my rips take an unbelievably long time
in comparison to his. Is there some setting that could cause this?
Pete
You didnt list the most important factor, what drives each of you
is using...
IF the drives and your OS's are identical, then your machine
probably
needs
to have DMA enabled for the drive.
I have upgraded the firmware on my Pioneer drive, still no speed
ripping!! Could it have anything to do with the PIO or DMA settings
on the IDE Channels. Both devices on each of my primary and
secondary IDE channels are set to "DMA if available" and "current
transfer mode PIO". And how can I tell which IDE channel hosts my
DVD drives without pulling the
case off the PC. I have two identical HD's, a Sony DVD-ROM and a
Pioneer DVD-R/RW.
Pete
PIO is the problem. I had a similar problem on my computer. I had
to go into setup and tell the computer that there was a cd/dvd drive
installed. That's the first thing I'd check. Then if it still says
PIO, try deleting the IDE controller, and when you restart Windows
it will find it again.
Norm
Thanks Norm
You say "go into setup"? Which setup? Do you mean BIOS? If so what do
I change in the BIOS? Do I have to change both the Sony (DVD-ROM) and
the Pioneer (DVD-R/RW) in BIOS somehow? Both drives rip at only 1X
speed.
Pete |
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pmg
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Sun Nov 07, 2004 2:02 pm Post subject:
Re: Ripping speed |
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Graham Mayor wrote:
I seem to be getting closer to diagnosing and possibly solving the
problem. My son's PC (which rips fast with the same drive) has DMA
enabled and being used (info from Device manager). Mine is set to use
DMA if available but PIO is active. I have been into setup and looked at
"Integrated Peripherals" and there is a "greyed out" item there with a
large cross at its left:
X ECP Mode use DMA
It is not available to be changed and I suspect the X means it is not
active.
Does anybody know how I can "activate" DMA? I feel this will solve my
problem!
Pete |
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Baz
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Sun Nov 07, 2004 2:53 pm Post subject:
Re: Ripping speed |
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My son and I use identical ripping software (SmartRipper, SuperDVD
Ripper). He has a Pentium 800 MHZ with 256M RAM and I have a Pentium
2GHZ with 521M RAM. He regularly gets rip speeds of 2-4X. I NEVER get
better than 1X. No matter what ripping software I use I seem to be
limited to 1X (as seen on the indicator whilst the software is
running).
So my rips take an unbelievably long time in comparison to his. Is
there
some setting that could cause this?
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You probably need the hacked firmware.
http://gradius.rpc1.org/
And the DVDs should be on one cable and the HDs on the other. |
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Graham Mayor
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Sun Nov 07, 2004 4:03 pm Post subject:
Re: Ripping speed |
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You need to identify what the 'integrated peripheral' is and correct the
fault with it. If the writer is connected to the PC's IDE bus then the link
I posted will demonstrate how to reset the DMA access.
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Graham Mayor
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pmg wrote:
| Quote: | Graham Mayor wrote:
See http://www.gmayor.com/cd_writer_udma_mode.htm
Thanks Graham
I seem to be getting closer to diagnosing and possibly solving the
problem. My son's PC (which rips fast with the same drive) has DMA
enabled and being used (info from Device manager). Mine is set to use
DMA if available but PIO is active. I have been into setup and looked
at "Integrated Peripherals" and there is a "greyed out" item there
with a large cross at its left:
X ECP Mode use DMA
It is not available to be changed and I suspect the X means it is not
active.
Does anybody know how I can "activate" DMA? I feel this will solve my
problem!
Pete |
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pmg
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 1:14 am Post subject:
Re: Ripping speed |
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Graham Mayor wrote:
| Quote: | You need to identify what the 'integrated peripheral' is and correct the
fault with it. If the writer is connected to the PC's IDE bus then the link
I posted will demonstrate how to reset the DMA access.
Thanks Graham, your assistance is very much appreciated. |
I've been to your URL and identified these keys in my registry. For both
the primary and secondary IDE (0001,0002) there is a
"MasterIDDataCheckSum" entry. I have a DVD drive attached as slave to
each of these IDEs (and each has no DMA available). The fix you detail
is for Windows 2000. My OS is XP SP2. Will deleting both these lines be
safe on my system.
Should I put both DVD drives on the same IDE as suggested by Baz (this
might slow my DVD to DVD copy?)
Pete |
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Oldguy
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 3:19 am Post subject:
Re: Ripping speed |
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pmg wrote:
| Quote: | Graham Mayor wrote:
You need to identify what the 'integrated peripheral' is and correct the
fault with it. If the writer is connected to the PC's IDE bus then
the link
I posted will demonstrate how to reset the DMA access.
Thanks Graham, your assistance is very much appreciated.
I've been to your URL and identified these keys in my registry. For
both the primary and secondary IDE (0001,0002) there is a
"MasterIDDataCheckSum" entry. I have a DVD drive attached as slave to
each of these IDEs (and each has no DMA available). The fix you detail
is for Windows 2000. My OS is XP SP2. Will deleting both these lines
be safe on my system.
Should I put both DVD drives on the same IDE as suggested by Baz (this
might slow my DVD to DVD copy?)
Pete
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On my system, with WinXP sp2, I have to set DMA in the BIOS. |
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pmg
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Mon Nov 08, 2004 7:07 am Post subject:
Re: Ripping speed |
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Oldguy wrote:
| Quote: | pmg wrote:
Graham Mayor wrote:
You need to identify what the 'integrated peripheral' is and correct the
fault with it. If the writer is connected to the PC's IDE bus then
the link
I posted will demonstrate how to reset the DMA access.
Thanks Graham, your assistance is very much appreciated.
I've been to your URL and identified these keys in my registry. For
both the primary and secondary IDE (0001,0002) there is a
"MasterIDDataCheckSum" entry. I have a DVD drive attached as slave to
each of these IDEs (and each has no DMA available). The fix you detail
is for Windows 2000. My OS is XP SP2. Will deleting both these lines
be safe on my system.
Should I put both DVD drives on the same IDE as suggested by Baz (this
might slow my DVD to DVD copy?)
Pete
On my system, with WinXP sp2, I have to set DMA in the BIOS.
I've searched the BIOS. I know BIOS's vary, but can you tell me where |
your setting is?
Pete |
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