Comp Lag when Reading/Writing With CD/DVD Drive.

[atcmonke]

When the drive reads a cd/dvd, it takes up 90%+ CPU Usage.
When the drive writes a cd/dvd, it also takes up 90%+ CPU Usage
well... with both, the bounce up and down, fluctuating.
I use Nero to burn, so the Buffer Level also fluctuates.

My settings are:
fresh install of Win 2000
no background programs are running
upgraded firmware on the Lite On SOHW1663
AMD Barton 3000+ with 2x 512 DDR dual channel

i dont know what other information you might
need. but heres the thing... everything is smooth
when i was on XP. i jumped back to win2k because
of some other performance problem i had with XP.
Im trying out dual boot to see if that will give me best
of both. But first I would like to know if theres a fix for
my problem in win2k.

 

[montag451]

Can you try to enable DMA

Go into control panel/devices
go into the cdrom applet, properties, look for the box to tick with 'enable DMA'

 

[atcmonke]

coulnt go to "enable DMA"
couldnt find it. could it be
my bios? let me know how to set that up.
ive already dual booted my system.
but i would still like to know a solution to this.
i enabled DMA through powerdvd. but it said
failed to enable.

edit:
alright, i found out how to enable dma.
and it works fine. thanks montag.