Lemkes Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 ya dont have to be rude.. not everyone gets this stuff as easy! i didn't understand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOCOENG Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Glad you got it sorted, happy burning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus_McFartfinger Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 thank you for all your help its workign awesome! i jsut didn't understand. sorry.... Windows 2000 and XP (Vista?) has an undocumented "feature". That feature being if a drive has trouble reading, it will automatically switch from DMA (fast) to PIO (slow). The problem is that it doesn't switch back, which means your drives will run like a sick dog. Slow and lethargic. Compounding the problem is the fact that Windows will report that everything is working A-OK and that DMA is enabled when it isn't. If your HD/DVD is reading or writing very slowly, the best option is to go into DEVICE MANAGER and uninstall the IDE controllers. This forces Windows to re-install them after re-booting and sets them as DMA instead of PIO, allowing your drives to run at full speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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