DVD Decrypter Ripping Speed Question

[mikeveli]

Hey all,

I seem to be having troubles ripping at decent speeds using DVD Decrypter. I have a 16X drive but I am only getting speeds between 1 and 2x. Is there anyway to make it so that I can utilize more speed from my DVD drive? I know it has nothing to do with the speed of my computer because I have a 2.4gHz processor with L2 cache, 512mb RAM and plus my Hard Drive has an 8mb cache on itself. Please help. Thanks,

Mike

[Tilandra]

Check that you have the latest ASPI layer from Adaptec.

Check your DMA setting on the drive.

The speed of the hard drive you're ripping to can affect speed. Is it a 7200 or just a 5400?

Some DVDs just refuse to rip any faster. Try various movies and make sure it's not just the source.

Hope this helps.

[mikeveli]

Thanks for replying. The hard drive I am ripping to is a 7200rpm drive. I have tried ripping several different movies and the speed remains the same for each. I will download the latest ASPI layer from Adaptec, but could you please explain to me what you meant by DMA settings? I am unfamiliar with this. Thanks,

Mike

[joepic]

I seem to be having troubles ripping at decent speeds using DVD Decrypter. I have a 16X drive but I am only getting speeds between 1 and 2x.

If you are using your DVD burner or some DVD ROM drives like Toshiba then the problem is your DVD ROM reader is locked at 2x max for copy protected reads. Who is the manufacture of your drive?

I have a Lite On LTD-163 and Pioneer DVD-117 and have NO problems.

[mikeveli]

My DVD-ROM is a Samsung SD-616 and my DVD Writer is the Sony DRU500A.

[joepic]

My DVD-ROM is a Samsung SD-616 and my DVD Writer is the Sony DRU500A.

Check this forum but I do believe that some folks have reported problems with Samsung drives only reading at 2x.

I also have a Sony DRU500A that I ONLY use for burning.

[sluguy3]

I have seen my Samsung reach read speeds up to 6x. Not quite 16x but better than the 2x my 104 gets.

[ninja_pimp]

i have bought recently a samsung sd-616, failed to read past 2x even after firmware. also the liteon 165h, same problem and finally got a 166s but same issue.
I've tried on 2 machines running win xp pro SP1 with latest aspi layer and latest firmware for each 16x dvd-rom. I have tried dozens of movies, some originals and some copied dvd-r discs and in each case it can't sustain mroe than 2x rip speed.

I have asked and shared my thoughts in many posts but yet no one has provided a definitive resolve.

I tried formatted pc already, i thought this was drastic but it took me a few hours, no biggie. went into my computer bios but there were no options there to weak cdrom.

i go to device manager and from there dma seems to be automatic, i can't seem to force it like in win98 and older os. win xp pro has just fierce plug and play that it recognizes and uses the microsoft driver, there is no actual driver for the drive that i can find, just firmware and that is a mere flash. as far as i can tell device manager reports no conflicts. a few ppl in posts say to enable DMA....I can't find a place to disable it or choose PIO mode, its just autodetected and works.

there is also the theory of the drive having a bios lock at 2x, with claims the movie industry has some kind of spell over manufacturers where they are forced to cripple their hardware.

I have called samsung tech support and said there was no such thing. If hardware vendors crippled their drives then why would they sell a 16x speed unit?? it just does nto make logical sense, i ask you to think about this.

I've chatted with ppl who have sworn their liteon 16x dvd rom reader could dump a dvd movie to hdd in less than 5 minutes (single layer).

[Tilandra]

To enable DMA on hard drives/disc drives:

Go into your windows Hardware Management.

Look for "IDE ATA/Atapi Host Controllers" and expand that branch.

Right click on "Primary IDE Channel" and select Properties. Click the "Advance Settings" tab. In the drop-down box it should read "DMA if Available" If not, select it. What's listed under current transfer mode will update. You may need to restart for this to update.

Repeat procedure for Secondary IDE Channel.

This should also improve playback performance when viewing DVDs.

[ninja_pimp]

visited that primary and secondary and both have Dma if available...if...is what throws me off. its not like i cna force it, when its says it thats way it just worries me that it may noit really be DMA.

[Bob W]

I use SmartRipper with a LiteOn LTD163D DVD drive and have seen speeds as high as 15x on single layer DVD's. With dual layer DVD's the speed drops down to 6 to 7x.

[jdvpm]

Mine Artec 16x, it's DMA33 enable, last ASPI and everything ok

But sometimes it does 6x-10x, and others times only 2x...

At the start, he reachs 6x-8x, and in a 2-3sec he drops to 2x...

(Sorry my english)