I've got a problem with my DVD. Brand isn't important because I replaced the original burner, thinking the burner was bad, with a new one (Sony DRU840a, but like I said, doesn't matter).
I came here because you guys solved the same problem for this guy:
http://forums.techguy.org/multimedia/438434-solved-nero-buffer-level-fluctuating.html
My setup is a bit different. I have an HP a6120n pavillion which has an ASUS P5LP-LE motherboard.
This has 4 SATA connectors and 1 PATA connector. The original DVD burner was SATA. The current one is PATA. Both burners had the same problem. Originally nothing was on the PATA.
In device manager, it shows 2 primary IDE channels and 2 secondary IDE channels in the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers list.
The device type is set to auto detection and transfer mode is set to "DMA if available" for both devices on all 4 channels.
I mention this because, even though I've done this, I'm not entirely convinced this isn't a DMA issue.
To add a little strangeness to the issue, the original drive worked for several months, just fine, before developing this problem. When I replaced the drive, the problem again went away for several months. Two weeks ago, switched the now PATA DVD burner from master to cable select. When I did this, Nero again worked fine until yesterday. I tried switching back to master but that doesn't seem to have any effect any longer.
So, I'm confounded. Oh, I should also mention that in device manager, there are no conflicts or problems flagged.
Anyway, please help if you can...
Pete
I came here because you guys solved the same problem for this guy:
http://forums.techguy.org/multimedia/438434-solved-nero-buffer-level-fluctuating.html
My setup is a bit different. I have an HP a6120n pavillion which has an ASUS P5LP-LE motherboard.
This has 4 SATA connectors and 1 PATA connector. The original DVD burner was SATA. The current one is PATA. Both burners had the same problem. Originally nothing was on the PATA.
In device manager, it shows 2 primary IDE channels and 2 secondary IDE channels in the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers list.
The device type is set to auto detection and transfer mode is set to "DMA if available" for both devices on all 4 channels.
I mention this because, even though I've done this, I'm not entirely convinced this isn't a DMA issue.
To add a little strangeness to the issue, the original drive worked for several months, just fine, before developing this problem. When I replaced the drive, the problem again went away for several months. Two weeks ago, switched the now PATA DVD burner from master to cable select. When I did this, Nero again worked fine until yesterday. I tried switching back to master but that doesn't seem to have any effect any longer.
So, I'm confounded. Oh, I should also mention that in device manager, there are no conflicts or problems flagged.
Anyway, please help if you can...
Pete