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Re: DVD Writer Slow Down
From:
James Maki <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sat, 28 Aug 2004 09:43:43 -0700
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Carl Houseman
> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 9:59 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] DVD Writer Slow Down
>
>
> Is this DVD writer the only device on the IDE channel?  If not, as an
> experiment, try a burn with it being the only device.  I had an
> older CD-RW
> drive and HP 200i on the same IDE channel and maxxed out the CPU even when
> reading.  Putting each optical drive on its own IDE channel solved the
> problem.
>
> Carl


Carl,

The device is the master on a channel all by itself. Thanks for the idea.

Jim Maki
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