deano_b Posted August 20, 2008 Posted August 20, 2008 Hi all I have a Packard Bell pc with a Philips DVDR1628P1 internal cdr/dvdr. All was fine until recently; when I play a dvd the playback is very choppy, or when am burning a cd/dvd, all other programs become slow ( eg - playing an MP3 playing from HDD whilst burning renders the MP3 choppy too ). Also burning nowadays is very hit and miss and sometimes locks up, wasting a disc! Have updated all video/audio codecs, but nothing seems to work! Any ideas!? Many thanks! Quote
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Dalo Harkin Posted August 21, 2008 Posted August 21, 2008 Burning CD/DVD will max most CPU's - it is not recommended to use other programs when burning. Quote Intel Q6600 @ 4Ghz (Watercooled)Asus P5K premium black pearl4GB OCZ Reaper 8500260GTX Join Free PC Help - Register here Donations are welcome - here PC Build We are all members helping other members.Please return here where you may be able to help someone else.After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs.
RandyL Posted August 21, 2008 Posted August 21, 2008 Yes you really shouldn't do anything else while burning. All was fine until recently? Burning is hit and miss? Playback is an issue? Only do one thing at a time as you may be taxing the system as Dave says. If it still has problems then I suspect the same thing as maynard. Your dvd/cd drive is failing. Run some tests and let us know. Quote We are all members helping other members. Please return here where you may be able to help someone else. After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs.Get help with computer problems. Join Free PC Help here Donations are welcome. Read Here
Seth Posted August 21, 2008 Posted August 21, 2008 Another option is to try try burning at half the max speed. If it's ok at half speed, then the burner is failing, or the lens needs to be cleaned using a cleaning kit. Quote Need help with your computer problems? Then why not join Free PC Help. Register here If Free PC Help has helped you then please consider a donation. Click here
deano_b Posted August 21, 2008 Author Posted August 21, 2008 Hi all - thanks for the replies - my pc is quite decent - Winxp pro, SP2, Pentium 4 3gz, 1g RAM, so it should be more than capable of multitasking! In any case, playback is still choppy when playing a dvd when nothing else is running ( on more than one piece of software too - WMP, VLC, BS Player ). So I know its non a software issue. I may try cleaning the lens as to be fair theres a lot of dust in the area of my PC! if this fails, any other suggestions!? Thanks in advance! Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted August 21, 2008 Posted August 21, 2008 Well you might like to get XP SP3 deano. How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack Quote
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