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Herc123
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5. October 2005 @ 05:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have just recently restored my computer using Windows XP and now that I have done this when I run DVD Shrink it takes about 4 to 5 hours to do a movie when it use to only take about 1-2 hours if anybody has any advice it would be greatly appreciated.
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5. October 2005 @ 05:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hi Herc,

welcome to AD, my guess is that your DMA got reverted back to PIO mode after the restore, you need to reset it back to DMA on your drives:

Enable DMA
DMA transfer is an option in modern drives which is an improved transfer method over PIO. With this enabled on both your hard drive and DVD-ROM drive, DVD ripping speeds can be significantly improved.

Steps to enable DMA (Windows XP)
Right click on 'My Computer' on your desktop and select Properties. Click the Hardware tab and launch the Device Manager. Press the + sign to expand the trees of both 'DVD/CD-ROM Drives' and 'IDE Controllers'. Double click your DVD-ROM drive, click the Advanced Settings tab and change the transfer mode to DMA if available. Repeat this step for the IDE channel which your hard drive is on.

if THIS doesn't solve the problem, then go here to FORCE DMA on:

http://home.comcast.net/~bbmayo/checking%20DMA.pdf

this SHOULD solve your problem...and get your speeds back up again~

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