Computer going crazy when burning cd-r/dvd-r's?

[pepsican]

I know I'm new, but I need some help. I've been having problems with my dvd burner and it has been driving me crazy. I have a dell E510 I bought a little over a year ago.

pentium D 2.8ghz
1 gb ram
lite-on LH-20

OS: windows xp MCE

Its a decent system, and I have never had problems burning dvds or cds with it. About 2 months ago my pioneer drive started acting funny and giving me coasters. I was able to replace it about a week ago. I did a fresh install of XP about a week before I got the drive. The problem is that when I start trying to burn a disc, my cpu starts working at 50-60% and my computer bogs down big time. The burner also claims its burning at 48x, but takes over 10 minutes to finish a cd-r. I tried using a different drive but I get similar results. I used to be able to burn a dvd, browse the internet, listen to itunes, and have 2 or 3 messengers open and my computer wouldn't even come close to bogging down. What could be the problem? Any ideas? 🙁

 

[Captante]

The drive could be operating in PIO mode instead of DMA ... you'll need to go into the system BIOS to see if this is in fact the case.

 

[GAZZA]

Good point Captante!
Not sure if the Dell E510 will show PIO/DMA modes in the bios, if not check in the device manager under IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers and then check advance settings under Primary/Secondary Channels.
If they are PIO mode change the transfer mode to DMA if available on device 0 & 1