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
Probably it's some other process on your PC is taking too much resources. Open Task Manager (ctrl+alt+del) and see what happens.
well actually my friend screwed with my computer and whenever i hit crtl alt del task manager doesn't pop up another menu pops up it says owner active and at the bottom it reads disconnect logoff and send message. im losing my mind someone please help
Go to the device manager and see if drive is in DMA or PIO mode. Needs to be DMA. If in PIO mode, remove that channel in device manager and then reboot. Windows will put it back in DMA.
aminosity firstly about task manager, i had that problem for ages and stumbled across the solution myself. double click just to the left of the disconnect button on the grey area and that should solve that problem. secondly: To enable DMA mode using the Device Manager 1.Open Device Manager. 2.Double-click IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers to display the list of controllers and channels. 3.Right-click the icon for the channel to which the device is connected, select Properties, and then click the Advanced Settings tab. 4.In the Current Transfer Mode drop-down box, select DMA if Available if the current setting is "PIO Only."
ok first thanks for the info on the task manager it worked and my dvd drive is in dma mode my computer seems like it's getting worse i've checked everyting though and nothing i'm just fed up
Do a virus scan, and rid your computer of spyware, using programs like AdAware, Spybot, and Spy Sweeper. AdAware and Spybot have free versions, but IMHO, Webroot's Spy Sweeper is better.
