On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 11:26:49 -0700, wrote:

| I have 2 DVD burners which I have installed in my new computer. I removed
| them from my old computer and installed them on the Secondary IDE channel of
| my new computer. They are an LG and a Lite-On, both set for CS (cable
| select), just as they were in the old computer. I removed the single drive
| that came with the new computer and put it in the old computer.
|
| The problem is slow ripping. In the old computer, both drives ripped at
| speeds of around 30x to 40x using any of a number of ripping programs. On
| the new computer, which should be faster if anything, they rip at about 10x.
|
| I looked in the Device Manager to make sure DMA was enabled and it said,
| "DMA if available". Below that I expected to see something like DMA 2
| enabled, or perhaps PIO. Instead, both said "Not Applicable". That one's
| got me stumped. I know what to do if there is a sudden sluggishness; I
| uninstall the drive and let the computer reinstall it, which brings it back
| to DMA. I've had to do this several times, and it was always successful.
| But Not Applicable I don't understand.
|
| What can I do to get these drives up to speed in my new computer?

Sorry, I didn't read your post closely enough. Don't use cable select. Set
jumpers properly and designate one drive as master and the other as slave.

Larc



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