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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