DVD drive really slow on my notebook

emamm · 11-06-2005, 08:08 AM

Hello

From time to time, I have to restore my notebbok to a previous state in order to get the dvd+rw drive running at normal speed. If not, the drive runs at 0.9x max and uses all the cpu resources. The HD light is always on and the computer is at tha brink of stopping. I have contacted HP but they couldn't help.

Any ideas of what could be wrong?

Cheers

Ed

dai · 11-07-2005, 09:54 AM

check dma mode is not reverting to pio mode in the bios

emamm · 11-10-2005, 01:36 PM

Many thanks. How to do that? At boot time?

dai · 11-10-2005, 04:16 PM

http://www.michna.com/kb/WxDMA.htm

emamm · 11-13-2005, 04:37 PM

Many thanks. I have followed the instructions there. Unfortunately, as far as I could understand, the problem will come back eventuallyt thanks to Microsoft

11-06-2005, 08:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
emamm Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 3 OS: XP	DVD drive really slow on my notebook Hello From time to time, I have to restore my notebbok to a previous state in order to get the dvd+rw drive running at normal speed. If not, the drive runs at 0.9x max and uses all the cpu resources. The HD light is always on and the computer is at tha brink of stopping. I have contacted HP but they couldn't help. Any ideas of what could be wrong? Cheers Ed

11-07-2005, 09:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,569 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	check dma mode is not reverting to pio mode in the bios __________________

11-10-2005, 04:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,569 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	http://www.michna.com/kb/WxDMA.htm __________________

11-10-2005, 01:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
emamm Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 3 OS: XP	Many thanks. How to do that? At boot time?

11-13-2005, 04:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
emamm Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 3 OS: XP	Many thanks. I have followed the instructions there. Unfortunately, as far as I could understand, the problem will come back eventuallyt thanks to Microsoft