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abuzar1
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_ 		25. September 2007 @ 10:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hey guys, whenever I burn DVDs my PC slows down big time; browsing the internet becomes a pain. I would like to think my PC is fairly fast so I don't know why this is happening. The RAM usage is about 300 MB and cpu usage is not even in double digits.

EDIT: Once things are onto the RAM though, those programs tend to run fine. Is this because my HDD and DVD writer are on the same IDE cable?
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sammorris
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_ 		25. September 2007 @ 12:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If you're doing an on the fly copy that'll slow things down a lot. If you're just burning a disc from an ISO or files I don't see why it should be a problem.

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abuzar1
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_ 		25. September 2007 @ 13:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I meant when I'm burning an ISO.
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sammorris
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_ 		25. September 2007 @ 13:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Go to device manager and check if your IDE channels are running in DMA or PIO mode. if the latter, that may be your issue.
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Auslander
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_ 		25. September 2007 @ 14:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
it's always good to have the drive doing the burning and your main hard drive on separate channels.
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sammorris
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_ 		25. September 2007 @ 14:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I'm assuming abuzar would have S-ATA hard drives with a modern PC, but even so the DS3 only has one IDE port I think, so perhaps a S-ATA drive is in order?
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abuzar1
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_ 		25. September 2007 @ 19:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I'm getting one in a couple of days, but till then the DS3 has only one channel.

Auslander, interesting sig lol.
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Auslander
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_ 		25. September 2007 @ 19:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanks, amigo. i find these little 5 minute sigs are a good break from physics.
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