Sony dru-510a reads slow

[deadly]

Have Sony Dru-510a reads dvd's slow...tested with Decrypter and "Nero CD Speed"
Drive Specs. says will read DVD-ROM @ 12x MAX
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reads DVD-DATA @ 4.0x use nero to burn to DVD-ROM but same thing
reads DVD-VIDEO @ 2.0x
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was wondering if ther is a firmware hack to unlock the drive so it can read at a faster speed?

Have WinXP up to date,updated bios, drive is master..only drive on IDE channel..used IDE Cable that came burner.

[tazdevl]

LOL. No.

Couple things to check.. is DMA enabled in the device manager? Is the disc you're reading scratched?

In all honesty, I rarely even look at benchmarking tools. If it seems like the drive is working OK, fine by me. People get too hung up in benchmarks.

I just did a quick check on a Video DVD-R and it read @ a little over 2X. I'm running a backup right now so that might be holding it back. I did notice that it had FW revision 1.0B.

12X read speed pertains to pressed discs.

[deadly]

yea that is what i was thinking. But i was trying to make an iso faster with DVD Decrypter it takes like 45 minutes for a DVD-9 movie..Thanx for the help.

[tazdevl]

I have a cheapo Liteon 163D with a BIOS region hack... I use that to do any ripping, nice thing is that takes care of any region issues on the front end.