When you burn a PS2 Game on DVDR, Will you do these thing at the same time?

[WDR]

Some of my PS2 DVDR backups skip and some are playing good in my PS2 ver.4.

I am just wondering that is it my fault to make a Bad DVDR?!?!

My computer is running WinXP AthlonXP 2000+ and 768 DDR 333 ram and I use Ritek G03. and when I burning those disk, My newsbin Pro is downloading 125Kb/sec from Newsgroup. sometimes I browser the internet when I am Copying DVDR.

So My question is that when I backing up my Game to DVDR, Should I leave it alone?? or close all the program include Newsbin Pro and stop all the download??

[bighap]

Don't do crap when burning dvd. Dvd burning can be very sensative. I use Zone Alarm(it's a firewall) and hit the lock button to keep any trafic from coming in or going out while burning. It is best to just let your computer sit.

[WDR]

Maybe that's why my DVDR skips all the time....

Also, do you use Norton Systemworks 2003, BH?

WDR

[bighap]

No, but I have Norton Antivirus. I don't disable this but some choose to do so. Try reburning and just let your computer sit.

[WDR]

I thought My computer is fast enough to handle these simply jobs at the same time....

let me try it later....

[bighap]

If you still have the skipping problem after reburning try cleaning your ps2s laser.

[ottoman]

Took the words right out of my mouth.

This definitley looks like a laser issue.

Unfortunately with the version 4 u do get problems on account of the laser being pretty poor and there aint a great deal u can do about it.

My m8 had the same problem and we recalibrated his laser using an oscilloscope to best it possibly could be and it still froze sometimes on GTA Vice City and wouldnt even get to the game on The Getaway and that was on ritek G03 DVD-r.

We then dropped in a new laser and calibrated that perfectly and still got the same problem. In the end we sold it and got him a second hand version 5 which plays all dvd-r perfectly.

It still worth giving the laser a clean. If that don't work then I'd seriously consider upgrading to a version 5,7 or 8.

Good Luck

[Gurm]

SHOULD your machine be fast enough to do these things at the same time?

Yes.

IS it?

Maybe.

Should you stop doing that stuff and see if the problem helps?

Hell yeah.

Unless you run SMP, your single processor can get hung up on a variety of everyday things, which will bork your DVD burn. It's always best to leave it alone.

Also, Systemworks 2003 is a HUGE FESTERING DUNGPILE. I've completely abandoned it. I use AVG for antivirus, Ontrack EZ Recovery for a disc scanner, and O&O Defrag instead of Speed Disk.

NAV 2003 is the worst offender, the rest is just slow and useless.

- Gurm

[WDR]

Yesterday, I made a copy of Tenchu while I am downloading 125KB/sec with newsbin pro, the game's intro has a little bit of skipping... There has no skipping on the first DVD Copy(it was copied w/o any downloading).

Umm... Maybe that's the problem.

[WDR]

I will uninstall the norton system works and see how it goes.....

[WDR]

Also, All my games which are burn at 1X on Ritek seems to have more skipping problem than burn at 2X... i don't know why....

My first few DVD copies are burn at 2X .... no problem at all....

let me burn the tenchu again with 2x and downloading at the same time....

BTW, I m using WD 100GB(8Mbcache), 80GB(8Mbcache) & 20GB harddrive

let see

[bighap]

It is somewhat common to get a better burn at 2x than it is a 1x. To troubleshoot this whole thing I would burn one at 1x and another at 2x and let your computer sit for both burns. Then compare the results.

[WDR]

the 2X copy doesn't even load in my ps2, the red screen appear...

[bighap]

Yeah I think your laser is the problem. Try cleaning it.

[WDR]

What speed did you use to burn those Ritek?