CD-ROM and DVD drive both doing weird stuff.

[Ymer]

Whenever I try to use my CD-ROM (actually, CD burner), CPU goes up and it's difficult to do anything else - everything slows down, even the burning at 12x takes 15 minutes. When copying files from a CD in the drive, it's slow and the system slows down, same with installing games etc. (thank god for daemontools).

My DVD-ROM does not recognize CD-ROMs, but does play DVDs when I activate them through a program like PowerDVD.


How could this be? Could this be a problem caused by bad IDE cables, or could they be placed wrong?

I really have no clue...

...Help me, TechImo forum member, you're my only hope ...

[Buzioid]

I have had this problem lately when using mine too, it stopped this week, I don't know what it was. It only happened on THIS copy of windows ( I have 2 installed). So, my guess is something with windows or the ATAPI driver. What are your system specs?

[Ymer]

Windows XP
AMD Athlon with 3D Now
Geforce 5200
512 MB RAM
200 GB HD
Soundblaster Live

[Ymer]

ATAPI driver?

[Buzioid]

"Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface."

All I would know to do is try another install of Windows on another partition and try dual booting and see if the same problem exists, Your system is fast enough by the loooks of it. I'm trying to remember if I did anything to make mine work, but I don't recall anything, all of the sudden it stopped this.

[Eryk]

ever since i built my compouter it was like this... when i install everything the mouse gets laggish... and its really annoying...

im running
2500+
1gb of golden dragons
120gb hd
w2k

[Ymer]

It's really weird. It just happened one day. And today, a new thing started. The PC makes a really heavy sound when it is started, as if a fan has to really work hard to get going. When I turn it off, and then on again, it works fine. I'm at a loss.

[Scott Tiger]

I can't help but wonder if your power supply is going south on you. What model is it (if you know)?

[Ymer]

I don't know...but if it's going south... what will happen?