Nero RAM usage

1031982 · 24th Mar 2006, 07:24 PM

Is there a way to force Nero to use above 80MB RAM? I can barely open anything (Notepad causes this to!

) if I burn a DVD because my buffer drops way too much. I have 1GB of RAM, and only 100MB goes to it! Dumb program won't let me put in 300MB!

Chai · 24th Mar 2006, 09:35 PM

The buffer is the burner's buffer, which is normally only 2MB on most drives!

There's nothing you can do about it.

1031982 · 24th Mar 2006, 10:22 PM

I should have specified the "Ultra Buffer" This setting :

Chai · 25th Mar 2006, 09:37 AM

But is it going to help by just increasing the RAM usage? I thought HDD is the limitation because the burner can be faster than HDD if you try to multitask?

1031982 · 25th Mar 2006, 10:32 AM

Yes, it will help because if there is more un the RAM when I go open something, then the buffer will have more to use without needing the HDD to re-fill the RAM buffer as fast to make up for the puny 2MB in the burner.

Chai · 25th Mar 2006, 10:51 AM

The Ultra Buffer looks to me like to reduce buffer under run, and not to improve overall multitasking performance, because HDD will still be accessed at all times trying to fill up the buffer until the burning completes. Even my system has trouble with just 4x DVD burning, multitasking is virutally impossible.

Adrian Wong · 25th Mar 2006, 02:50 PM

The UltraBuffer is just using RAM to store data from the hard drive, just in case it gets busy while you are doing something else. It's pretty useful. I have it set to 80MB.

But if you are getting loads of buffer under-runs, you should check the configuration of your IDE controller. Make sure they are configured to use DMA, instead of PIO mode.

1031982 · 25th Mar 2006, 03:09 PM

Already done. All I have left is to try to put more in it. DVD's are the problem. CD's are fine using 15MB RAM. But they don't have enough capacity.

Adrian Wong · 25th Mar 2006, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1031982

Already done. All I have left is to try to put more in it. DVD's are the problem. CD's are fine using 15MB RAM. But they don't have enough capacity.

That's odd... If you are using the system that's in your signature, that should NOT be a problem...

What speed were you trying to write your DVDs at? Maybe you should try a lower speed?

BTW, does your DVD writer have its own IDE channel? Or is it sharing it with another device?

Chai · 25th Mar 2006, 03:50 PM

I still get a lot of buffer under run on my system when I multitask.

24th Mar 2006, 07:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
1031982 Super Active Join Date: 25 Feb 2003 Location: USA Posts: 1,551 Reputation: 285 Rep Power: 9	Nero RAM usage Is there a way to force Nero to use above 80MB RAM? I can barely open anything (Notepad causes this to! ) if I burn a DVD because my buffer drops way too much. I have 1GB of RAM, and only 100MB goes to it! Dumb program won't let me put in 300MB! __________________ Running : ASUS A7N8X DELUXE, AMD 2700+, 1GB DDR 3200 Duel Channel, WD Raptor 74GB, WD 320 GB HDD, Zip 100, ASUS 16X DVD-ROM, LiteOn 16X DVD+/-RW, 1.44 MB Floppy, nVidia GeForce 7800GS (AGP), Dell 2005FPW, and a SB Audigy2 ZS PRO with Logitech Z5300e speakers.

24th Mar 2006, 09:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 26,272 Reputation: 3862 Rep Power: 71	The buffer is the burner's buffer, which is normally only 2MB on most drives! There's nothing you can do about it. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

24th Mar 2006, 10:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
1031982 Super Active Join Date: 25 Feb 2003 Location: USA Posts: 1,551 Reputation: 285 Rep Power: 9	I should have specified the "Ultra Buffer" This setting : __________________ Running : ASUS A7N8X DELUXE, AMD 2700+, 1GB DDR 3200 Duel Channel, WD Raptor 74GB, WD 320 GB HDD, Zip 100, ASUS 16X DVD-ROM, LiteOn 16X DVD+/-RW, 1.44 MB Floppy, nVidia GeForce 7800GS (AGP), Dell 2005FPW, and a SB Audigy2 ZS PRO with Logitech Z5300e speakers. Last edited by 1031982 : 19th Jun 2008 at 11:32 PM.

25th Mar 2006, 09:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 26,272 Reputation: 3862 Rep Power: 71	But is it going to help by just increasing the RAM usage? I thought HDD is the limitation because the burner can be faster than HDD if you try to multitask? __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

25th Mar 2006, 10:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
1031982 Super Active Join Date: 25 Feb 2003 Location: USA Posts: 1,551 Reputation: 285 Rep Power: 9	Yes, it will help because if there is more un the RAM when I go open something, then the buffer will have more to use without needing the HDD to re-fill the RAM buffer as fast to make up for the puny 2MB in the burner. __________________ Running : ASUS A7N8X DELUXE, AMD 2700+, 1GB DDR 3200 Duel Channel, WD Raptor 74GB, WD 320 GB HDD, Zip 100, ASUS 16X DVD-ROM, LiteOn 16X DVD+/-RW, 1.44 MB Floppy, nVidia GeForce 7800GS (AGP), Dell 2005FPW, and a SB Audigy2 ZS PRO with Logitech Z5300e speakers.

25th Mar 2006, 10:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 26,272 Reputation: 3862 Rep Power: 71	The Ultra Buffer looks to me like to reduce buffer under run, and not to improve overall multitasking performance, because HDD will still be accessed at all times trying to fill up the buffer until the burning completes. Even my system has trouble with just 4x DVD burning, multitasking is virutally impossible. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

25th Mar 2006, 02:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
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25th Mar 2006, 03:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
1031982 Super Active Join Date: 25 Feb 2003 Location: USA Posts: 1,551 Reputation: 285 Rep Power: 9	Already done. All I have left is to try to put more in it. DVD's are the problem. CD's are fine using 15MB RAM. But they don't have enough capacity. __________________ Running : ASUS A7N8X DELUXE, AMD 2700+, 1GB DDR 3200 Duel Channel, WD Raptor 74GB, WD 320 GB HDD, Zip 100, ASUS 16X DVD-ROM, LiteOn 16X DVD+/-RW, 1.44 MB Floppy, nVidia GeForce 7800GS (AGP), Dell 2005FPW, and a SB Audigy2 ZS PRO with Logitech Z5300e speakers.

25th Mar 2006, 03:50 PM	#10 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 26,272 Reputation: 3862 Rep Power: 71	I still get a lot of buffer under run on my system when I multitask. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

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