Redundancy, I guess.  I had a cd burner and a dvd-rom in the external bays, 
and found a really good
price on the LG's.  Since they'll of course, also burn cd's, I just changed 
everything over to them.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dennis Lucas" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] DVD Burner Problems


First Milt, you didn't mention what other software you use besides dvd 
shrink. Second, why the two dvd burners?
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Milt deReyna<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
  To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
  Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 5:58 PM
  Subject: [PCBUILD] DVD Burner Problems


  Unfortunate, helpless noob needs help with DVD burners.  My system:
  Gateway 500S Desktop w/ Intel mobo, & Pentium 4 2.4 Gig cpu
  Samsung SyncMaster 204T LCD Monitor
  Gateway Mod. SK-9920 Keyboard/Logitech Optical Mouse
  Epson Perfection 1660 Photo Scanner
  Cheap Dell 720 Inkjet Printer
  2 ea. LG Mod. GSA-H22N 18x DVD Burners
  Western WD800BB-22DKA0 80 Gig Hard Drive
  Maxtor STM3200820A 200 Gig Hard Drive
  Virtual Memory set to 3835 (total of both drives)
  Gateway 500S has unfortunate 160watt power supply.
  2 sticks of 512 MB, PC 2100 memory, total of 1 Gig.

  Problem:  When installed 2 months ago, both dvd drives worked perfectly. 
After a month or so, the 1st. drive (D) began to act up.  I copied a MP.3 
dvd, and the burner took over 30 minutes to burn new copy, which normally 
takes about 10 minutes for a full dvd.  The second drive does not exhibit 
this problem.  Further, when making a back-up copy of a dvd movie, the job 
with dvd shrink took me almost an hour and a half, normally a 25 minute job. 
The burned copies however, are fully functional.

  I have tried switching the position of the 2 burners and changed the 
ribbon cable.  The problem did NOT move, when I swapped the burners.  I also 
expanded the virtual memory to near maximum, problem not helped at all. 
That's the limit of my expertise, and I would greatly appreciate any and all 
suggestions or explanations of my problem.  Thanks.

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