:: I noticed right at the start of a test burn, 'Time remaining :: 8:20". That :: 8m20 came and went. Still took nearly 80 minutes to burn a DVD :: data disk If you disable the new Sata drive, does the DVD burning go back to normal=20 speed? Is the Sata drive set up as true Sata AHCI on the BIOS or as pseudo IDE? Colin -- CDB, colin@btech-online.co.uk on 24/11/2010 =20 Web presence: www.btech-online.co.uk =20 =20 Hosted by: www.justhost.com.au =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .