J jcortes Fully Optimized Messages 1,909 Aug 12, 2006 #11 before you said that it is still slow in another pc? now im confused if you put it in another machine does that machine slow down too or not?
before you said that it is still slow in another pc? now im confused if you put it in another machine does that machine slow down too or not?
OP OP N Norcent Banned Messages 1,829 Aug 12, 2006 #12 no the other machine doesn't. I put it in a third computer. the first two it slowed down. I want it in the one that it slowed down so can i speed that up somehow?
no the other machine doesn't. I put it in a third computer. the first two it slowed down. I want it in the one that it slowed down so can i speed that up somehow?
J jcortes Fully Optimized Messages 1,909 Aug 12, 2006 #13 check the connection and the cable from the drive to the mobo also try another plug on the mobo if there is another one see if that helps.
check the connection and the cable from the drive to the mobo also try another plug on the mobo if there is another one see if that helps.
S Snake-Eyes Daemon Poster Messages 1,147 Aug 12, 2006 #14 Norcent said: custom select. Click to expand... It's cable select. Sorry, it was bothering me.
OP OP N Norcent Banned Messages 1,829 Aug 13, 2006 #15 I tried a different cable and that didn't work...
S Snake-Eyes Daemon Poster Messages 1,147 Aug 14, 2006 #19 Somehow i still don't think the optical drive would be that much of a hinderance, but in any case, it sounds like the drive is bad. Got a question for ya, though; does the computer still boot up?
Somehow i still don't think the optical drive would be that much of a hinderance, but in any case, it sounds like the drive is bad. Got a question for ya, though; does the computer still boot up?