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Aminosity
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_ 		22. July 2005 @ 21:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
my dvd rom used to run fine now all of a sudden whenever i use my dvd drive for anything it slows down my computer making it kind of choppy it takes my 3 times as long to burn a cd can anyone help me. Is my dvd drive going bad or what, i bought the computer in april so im lost please someone help
-thanks
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ddp
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_ 		23. July 2005 @ 09:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
what windows are you using & is the dma enabled in device manager under the dvd drive properties??
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Aminosity
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_ 		23. July 2005 @ 23:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i'm using xp home edition, i mean my dvd drive is working its just frekin alot slower than it used to be. Iv'e just tried everything and im out of ideas.
Thanks
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colw
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_ 		24. July 2005 @ 03:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You did not answer the DMA question - see link below

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/storage/IDE-DMA.mspx

If you are in PIO mode it will extend your time considerably.
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Aminosity
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_ 		24. July 2005 @ 11:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yeah dma mode is enabled now what can it be
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ddp
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_ 		24. July 2005 @ 12:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
what was the cpu performance level at before this problem & what is it at now with the problem?
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Aminosity
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_ 		25. July 2005 @ 19:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
my cpu at first was running awesome then it started craping out on me i haven't tried to burn a dvd yet but im about to i'm thinking it may be my burning software. well right now my computer runs slow always when i burn cd's and other times at random
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ddp
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_ 		25. July 2005 @ 19:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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