i havnt installed nforce drivers since i built my pc a few months ago, i'm using a remixed pack of drivers from Mwarheads (sp?) and the only updated thing in this new version seems to be the onboard LAN driver, which i dont use the onboard lan. (maybe audio's updated, but i dont use the onboard sound)

i ran the mw's a time ago! had better scores with the official and this new ones! so far no probs with th 4.24's!

that was installed when you installed the IDE driver in the package, i agree its pretty handy to have.

heh that and afaik, IDE cdroms/cdrw's/dvd/dvdr/rw drives all run in Ultra DMA2 Ultra33 its only HDD's that use anything above DMA2. i gotta agree with FailedCRC, i'd look for something else as the problem. if dma is on, and your still having slow burning, then it may be the way you have the drives cabled, or theres some kind of conflict going on, perhaps IRQ.

cool.. glad you got your prob sorted. i read that thread too, but in the end my sense of adventure won out:) now i have yet to test out cd burning.. but i've got used to not burning, since i purchased a cdrw, i've spent more on blank media than i have on my own pc lol.. so now i just download and delete lol. with that being said.. i'm sure my burning abilities havent changed.