How to Speed Up a CD ROM in Vista
Microsoft Windows Vista provides Microsoft standard driver support for most of the CD/DVD drives available. CD/DVD drive vendors occasionally offer their own Vista drivers when a drive supports an enhanced set of features. Whether the CD/DVD drive is supported by Microsoft standard drivers or vendor-supplied drivers that provide an enhanced feature set, the CD/DVD drive may experience performance issues due to hardware configurations not related to the driver. Use the Device Manager utility in Windows Vista to resolve performance issues and speed up a CD/DVD drive.
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Instructions
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Click the "Start" button, and then right-click "Computer." Click "Manage" in the menu that appears.
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Select "Device Manager" in the "Computer Management" window that appears.
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Click on the "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers" header in the device list on the right side of the "Computer Management" window to expand the selection.
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Right-click on the first item in the list that appears under the "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers" header, and then click "Properties" in the drop-down menu that displays. Select each device in the list and click the "Enable DMA" check box, and then click the "OK" button. Repeat this procedure for each item listed under the "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers" header.
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Close the "Computer Management" window, and then reboot the computer to complete the configuration.
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Tips & Warnings
If the configuration of device under the "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers" header reverts to the previous setting after a reboot, right-click on the device and click "Uninstall," and then reboot and let Windows reinstall the device automatically. Step through the procedure again to enable DMA on the device.
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