Problem with Pioneer 109 DVR-109

T4i

Look fine to me. All reading UDMA mode.

Jeff121

dont know how that angel got in there??????

T4i

:A Sneaky wonder-angel!

Jeff121

so does this mean that UDMA will be 100+ as BBB_UK mentioned?

T4i

UDMA5 is ATA100 AFAIK. Shoot me if im wrong.....

Jeff121

Couldnt possibly shoot you T4i, you have that Angel looking after you LOL.
Thanks for the help.

T4i

bbb_uk wrote:

Also, though some people would probably disagree but I would have the writer as Master (on the end of the cable) with your reader as Slave.

This is how I wire up p.c's

If i want to do a 1-2-1 copy CD I rip the master cd to HDD 1st. Then write it to CD media. If, however the user wants to do cd-2-cd (on-the-fly) I try to have the primary and secondary channels with its own slave cd/dvd device.

bbb_uk

Jeff121 wrote:

so does this mean that UDMA will be 100+ as BBB_UK mentioned?

Ultra DMA 33 (UDMA2), 33 MB/sec
Ultra DMA 66 (UDMA4), 66 MB/sec
Ultra DMA 100 (UDMA5), 100 MB/sec
Ultra DMA 133 (UDMA6), 133 MB/sec
Ultra DMA 133 (UDMA6), 133 MB/sec

According to your post, your harddrive is UDMA5 (aka UDMA100) but your CD/DVD Drives are UDMA2.

I've tried to see if I could find out if it supports faster CD/DVD access (higher than your UDMA2) but couldn't confirm that it does. At a guess though, I'd say it does support the faster UDMA options for your drives.

It's upto you but you could get a 80pin cable (blue connector on one end which goes to motherboard) and see if it works. I would leave it for the time being until your drive is returned/replaced as the drive itself has to support it and the current drive(s) you have attached may not. My Pioneer 108 drive is UDMA4 so at a guess (well I would have thought) that the 109 supports UDMA5+. Even if it only supports UDMA4 it'll still twice as fast as what the current drives are.

bbb_uk

T4i wrote:

This is how I wire up p.c's

If i want to do a 1-2-1 copy CD I rip the master cd to HDD 1st. Then write it to CD media. If, however the user wants to do cd-2-cd (on-the-fly) I try to have the primary and secondary channels with its own slave cd/dvd device.

So do I and I would have thought most people but I just remember getting the instructions with my first writer (HP) and it recommended connecting it as a slave. Like you, I backup everything via the harddrive first and then to the writer to ensure I don't suffer from coasters (ruined blank discs) and I believe having the writer as a master is essential to avoid coasters.

Jeff121

Thanks BBB_UK hopefully Savastore wont take too long in either returning same unit or rereplacement unit. If the Pioneer is not faulty then I will report to them that there seems to be a conflict issue with the 109 and Dell PC's, likely not get me anywhere though? A friend gave me a loan of his Liteon external DVDRW today, worked a treat, plugged it in and away it went, tried it out with Nero 6 software and all was OK, pity the Pioneer 109 has been such a letdown so far. Thanks for all of your advice and help, its much appreciated.