Nero InfoTool 3.02

Drive Information
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Drive                      : LITE-ON  DVDRW SHM-165H6S
Type                       : DVD-RAM Recorder
Firmware Version           : HS02
Buffer Size                : 2 MB
Date                       : 2005-12-12
Serial Number
Vendor Specific            :  2005/12/12 11:40    
Drive Letter               : E:\
Location                   : 1:0
Mechanism                  : Tray
Read Speed                 : 48  X
Write Speed                : 48  X

Read CD Text               : Yes
Return C2 Pointers         : Yes
Read CD-R                  : Yes
Read CD-RW                 : Yes
Read DVD-ROM               : Yes
Read DVD-RAM               : Yes
Read DVD-R                 : Yes
Read DVD-RW                : Yes
Read DVD+R                 : Yes
Read DVD+RW                : Yes
Read DVD+R DL              : Yes
Read BD-ROM                : No
Read BD-R                  : No
Read BD-RE                 : No
Read Digital Audio         : Yes
Read CD+G                  : No
Read VideoCD               : Yes

Write CD-R                 : Yes
Write CD-RW                : Yes
Write DVD-R                : Yes
Write DVD-RW               : Yes
Write DVD-R DL             : Yes
Write DVD+R                : Yes
Write DVD+RW               : Yes
Write DVD+R DL             : Yes
Write DVD-RAM              : Yes
Write BD-R                 : No
Write BD-RE                : No
Buffer Underrun Protection                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                : Yes
Mount Rainier              : No
Modes                      : Packet, TAO, DAO, SAO, RAW SAO, RAW DAO, RAW SAO 16, RAW SAO 96, RAW DAO 16, RAW DAO 96

Region Protection Control  : RPC II
Region                     : None
Changes User               : 5
Changes Vendor             : 4


Interface Information
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Adapter 2
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Description           : Secondary IDE Channel

Driver
Description           : System32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys
Company               : Microsoft Corporation
Version               : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Description           : IDE/ATAPI Port Driver

Attached Devices
Description           : Master: LITE-ON DVDRW SHM-165H6S
Type                  : CD-Rom Drive
DMA                   : On
Autorun               : Off



Hardware Information
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CPU                  :  AMD Athlon  MP 1333 MHz
Bus Speed            :  133 MHz
Motherboard          :  MICRO-STAR MS-6734
System               :  MICRO-STAR KM400-8235
BIOS                 :  Phoenix 6.00 PG
Memory               :  384 MB (60ns)
Sound                : Envy24 Family Audio (WDM)
Video                : RAGE MOBILITY-M1 AGP 2X (English)


ASPI Information
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System ASPI      :  ASPI installation is corrupted

WNASPI32.DLL     :  4.71 (0002) 45056 bytes July 16, 2002
ASPI32.SYS       :  4.71 (0002) built by: WinDDK 16512 bytes July 16, 2002

Nero ASPI        :  ASPI is not installed

Installed OS Patches
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(Q810090) USB Update                                                                                                                                :  Yes
(Q329112) Multi-Border DVD with More Than 4 GB of Data Not Readable Past First Border                                                               :  Yes
(Q812415) Problems with Multiple ATA devices                                                                                                        :  No
(Q322359) Intelide.sys Is Not Used on Computers with ICH4 or ICH5                                                                                   :  No
(Q320174) IMAPI Update - CDs recorded have missing files or errors                                                                                  :  Yes
(Q311542) Devices May not power up properly when resuming from standby                                                                              :  Yes
(Q327086) Data Added to Removable Media During Hibernation May Be Lost When You Resume Windows XP                                                   :  Yes
(Q308374) Ricoh 1394 Controller May Not Work with Windows XP                                                                                        :  Yes
(Q314634) Windows XP Does Not Detect Your New USB Device                                                                                            :  Yes
(Q822603) USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 update                                                                                                                :  No
(Q323507) Your IEEE 1394 or USB CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive May Not Be Recognized in Windows XP                                                         :  No
(Q815834) 'Code 28' Error Message and a Yellow Exclamation Mark Next to a USB Device in Device Manager After Your Computer Resumes from Hibernation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                :  No
(Q316575) Problems When You Swap a CD-ROM During Hibernation in Windows XP                                                                          :  No
(Q811789) Surprise Removal of 1394 Device Can Cause Bluescreen Error                                                                                :  Yes
(Q323322) Cannot Use Sony VAIO PCG-C1MRX Internal Camera with Windows Messenger After You Apply Q316397                                             :  No
(Q811789) Surprise Removal of 1394 Device Can Cause Bluescreen Error                                                                                :  Yes

I've tried the burst/test & copy. Thing is, the test or CRC fails...and if it didn't, the output wavefile has skips in it. Burst mode does go pretty fast (around 8-10x tops)

That's why I'm confused on how to do this!
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I've tried the burst/test & copy. Thing is, the test or CRC fails...and if it didn't, the output wavefile has skips in it. Burst mode does go pretty fast (around 8-10x tops)

That's why I'm confused on how to do this!
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If CRC is OK and there are skips, then the drive is completely bugged or damaged. Get it replaced. It happened to me with a Teac e540, but only at high speed. It was known as not suitable for audio extraction in Feurio's database (depending on the firmware).
I also got a bad Plextor Premium. The ripping was as slow as yours, and there were errors everywhere. It was capable of reading DVDs and CD rom without problems, though. But according to user reports, the Plextor Premium usually works well.
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I also got a bad Plextor Premium. The ripping was as slow as yours, and there were errors everywhere. It was capable of reading DVDs and CD rom without problems, though.

I get "#" in the CRC column. I always thought # meant CRC was OK, 'cause all other times the CRC column would be blank.

Does anyone know what governs/limits (in totality) the read speed??? Hardware & software related?
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With Plextors, the max read speed is the determined upon the disc initialization
(i.e. when you insert it and the drive scans it).

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With Plextors, the max read speed is the determined upon the disc initialization
(i.e. when you insert it and the drive scans it).

You keep repeating this, so I'll ask again : where did you get this idea from ?

In order to properly set the read speed for each disc to be played, Plextor drives are engineered to read a disc’s TOC (table of contents) and to compare the TOC to the last track on the CD. In doing this, the drive is checking the quality of the data at the outside of the disc. The drive will then set the read speed to support the actual condition of the data on the disc. This operation makes disc initialization slightly longer than drives from other manufacturers. However, drives from these manufacturers only read the TOC of the CD, and do not check to see if data is damaged or properly recorded. This can result in poor read performance, as the drive must try several speed settings to accommodate problems if it finds them while reading the recorded data. Plextor drives prevent this by validating data integrity before reading starts.

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There is software that claims to do the same (Nero CD/DVD Speed and CDBremse),
but it will only work if the drive's firmware allows.

Good one. Do you know a software which can control a drive against the firmware's will ?

I got it from the Article ID. HW00012 in the Plextor FAQ:

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In order to properly set the read speed for each disc to be played, Plextor drives are engineered to read a disc’s TOC (table of contents) and to compare the TOC to the last track on the CD. In doing this, the drive is checking the quality of the data at the outside of the disc...

My personal observations seem to confirm it. Do your Plextors behave differently?

EAC extraction logfile from 21. March 2006, 2:48 for CD
Do Or Die / Headz Or Tailz

Used drive  : LITE-ON DVDRW SHM-165H6S   Adapter: 1  ID: 0
Read mode   : Secure with NO C2, accurate stream, disable cache
Read offset correction : 0
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No

Used output format : c:\ripped\flac.exe   (User Defined Encoder)
                     192 kBit/s
                     Additional command line options : -T "artist=%a" -T "title=%t" -T "album=%g" -T "date=%y" -T "tracknumber=%n" -T "genre=%m" -8 %s

Other options      : 
    Fill up missing offset samples with silence : No
    Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
    Installed external ASPI interface


Track  1
     Filename U:\FLAC\headz\01-Headz.wav

     Peak level 100.0 %
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Copy CRC 04F8D7C4
     Copy OK

Track  2
     Filename U:\FLAC\headz\02-Just Ballin.wav

     Peak level 98.4 %
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Copy CRC 47A8EFC5
     Copy OK

Track  3
     Filename U:\FLAC\headz\03-Pimpology.wav

     Peak level 100.0 %
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Copy CRC 0EFF1673
     Copy OK

Track  4
     Filename U:\FLAC\headz\04-Lil Sum Sum.wav

     Peak level 98.3 %
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Copy CRC 48A88878
     Copy OK

Track  5
     Filename U:\FLAC\headz\05-Nobody's Home (ft Johnny P & Danny Bo).wav

     Peak level 95.2 %
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Copy CRC 7784C7D1
     Copy OK

Track  6
     Filename U:\FLAC\headz\06-Still Po Pimpin' (ft Johnny P & Twista).wav

     Peak level 100.0 %
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Copy CRC FB1C5DEB
     Copy OK

Track  7
     Filename U:\FLAC\headz\07-All In The Club (ft. Danny Boy).wav

     Peak level 100.0 %
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Copy CRC 5FE027CD
     Copy OK

Track  8
     Filename U:\FLAC\headz\08-Can I (ft Beyond Content).wav

     Peak level 99.8 %
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Copy CRC 2FEC17E0
     Copy OK

Track  9
     Filename U:\FLAC\headz\09-Choppin Up That Paper (ft Val Young).wav

     Peak level 98.9 %
     Track quality 99.9 %
     Copy CRC 0BBACF1D
     Copy OK

Track 10
     Filename U:\FLAC\headz\10-Gangsta Shit (ft Shock the World).wav

     Peak level 97.1 %
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Copy CRC B8D16C91
     Copy OK

Track 11
     Filename U:\FLAC\headz\11-Bustin Back (ft Lil Chilla of the Snypaz).wav

     Peak level 98.4 %
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Copy CRC 2075805D
     Copy OK

Track 12
     Filename U:\FLAC\headz\12-Ultimate Shutdown.wav

     Peak level 100.0 %
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Copy CRC 1B33B90E
     Copy OK

Track 13
     Filename U:\FLAC\headz\13-Who Am I (ft Scarface).wav

     Peak level 98.9 %
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Copy CRC B1A11BA0
     Copy OK

Track 14
     Filename U:\FLAC\headz\14-Caine House.wav

     Peak level 100.0 %
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Copy CRC DB2C1955
     Copy OK

Track 15
     Filename U:\FLAC\headz\15-Under Surveillance.wav

     Peak level 99.9 %
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Copy CRC C4F25DD3
     Copy OK

Track 16
     Filename U:\FLAC\headz\16-Dead or Alive.wav

     Peak level 100.0 %
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Copy CRC DEA39BA0
     Copy OK

Track 17
     Filename U:\FLAC\headz\17-Tailz (ft Bushwick Bill).wav

     Peak level 92.5 %
     Track quality 99.6 %
     Copy CRC 584EAB54
     Copy OK

No errors occured


End of status report

they "compare the TOC to the last track" wtf ?
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What about...my computer's power supply??? What if it's not up to par & can't provide the power the drive needs to sustain high speeds? [a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=372501"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]