DVD Copy Speed

[kiepie]

I'm using Total Copy v1.2 and my DVD's 1-16x.
My DVD writer is a LG 16X Read

Is it normal to copy at 2MB/s? (2000kb/s)

 

[TiredOfWaiting]

What are you copying to?

If it's a hard drive, is it an IDE or SATA?

If IDE, master or slave, on what sort of cable (IDE-33, 66, 100, 133?)

Any finally, does copying from another source to that destination go at the same speed?

2MB/s is well below what it should be. I think 1x on a DVD-ROM is 1,500 kbps, so it should be capable of up to 24MB/s if everything is running optimally.

 

[bekdik]

add to Tired's list of questions:

how much memory do you have

 

[Thestealth]

Programmes like total copy, servant salamander, etc. will always copy slower from DVD to HDD than from HDD to HDD (my experience). Not quite sure why though but I suspect it has to do with the speed at which the DVD drive can access the info and send back. On a HDD the performance is a kazillion times faster i.t.o. access time and read speed.

 

[The_Techie]

Sounds a bit slow...

Answer TiredOfWaiting's questions and we'll go from there

 

[kiepie]

What are you copying to?

If it's a hard drive, is it an IDE or SATA?

If IDE, master or slave, on what sort of cable (IDE-33, 66, 100, 133?)

Any finally, does copying from another source to that destination go at the same speed?

2MB/s is well below what it should be. I think 1x on a DVD-ROM is 1,500 kbps, so it should be capable of up to 24MB/s if everything is running optimally.

I'm copying to a SATA External USB2.0 HardDrive
My RAM is over 1GIG

Copying from IDE HD to external Drive goes at 20mb/s.

 

[Thestealth]

I'm copying to a SATA External USB2.0 HardDrive
My RAM is over 1GIG

Copying from IDE HD to external Drive goes at 20mb/s.

My point exactly! I think that even if you're running Deep Blue, your copying speed will be the same