my computer's a sloth.
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its a laptop 
i'd reformat but im lazy, and im in the middle of my thesis, but i dont have the cd for autodesk06 (work owns it) rhino (school owns it) agi32 (school owns it)
will do the atapi steps listed above though EDIT: ive got 3 ide controllers- an intel 8280 IEB Ultra ATA controller, a primary ide channel, and a secondary ide channel
as for system mechanic 6- holy chit batman! im 'critical' if i let it do some optimizing- is it going to cause more problems than its worth?
i'd reformat but im lazy, and im in the middle of my thesis, but i dont have the cd for autodesk06 (work owns it) rhino (school owns it) agi32 (school owns it)
will do the atapi steps listed above though EDIT: ive got 3 ide controllers- an intel 8280 IEB Ultra ATA controller, a primary ide channel, and a secondary ide channel
as for system mechanic 6- holy chit batman! im 'critical' if i let it do some optimizing- is it going to cause more problems than its worth?
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Originally Posted by BalogUK
its a laptop
i'd reformat but im lazy, and im in the middle of my thesis, but i dont have the cd for autodesk06 (work owns it) rhino (school owns it) agi32 (school owns it)
will do the atapi steps listed above though
as for system mechanic 6- holy chit batman! im 'critical' if i let it do some optimizing- is it going to cause more problems than its worth?
i'd reformat but im lazy, and im in the middle of my thesis, but i dont have the cd for autodesk06 (work owns it) rhino (school owns it) agi32 (school owns it)
will do the atapi steps listed above though
as for system mechanic 6- holy chit batman! im 'critical' if i let it do some optimizing- is it going to cause more problems than its worth?
I've used it on several systems and it has been absolutely great....
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Networker, it's a laptop, so shouldnt he just beable to slide the CD rom out of the case?
Most likely that it's the primary...
I would switch them all to PIO and see how it runs.
If the motherboard does not support DMA, then it's not going ot support it on any of them.
Since it is so new it should so you may have go to dells website and see if dell has an update for your MB IDE controlers.
Originally Posted by BalogUK
will do the atapi steps listed above though EDIT: ive got 3 ide controllers- an intel 8280 IEB Ultra ATA controller, a primary ide channel, and a secondary ide channel
I would switch them all to PIO and see how it runs.
If the motherboard does not support DMA, then it's not going ot support it on any of them.
Since it is so new it should so you may have go to dells website and see if dell has an update for your MB IDE controlers.
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Sorry...I didn't notice in your first post that it's a laptop.
I have seen ATAPI errors on some of our workstations, and usually right before the CD/ROM drive stops being able to read CD's.
Replace the drive, problem and errors go away.
I have seen ATAPI errors on some of our workstations, and usually right before the CD/ROM drive stops being able to read CD's.
Replace the drive, problem and errors go away.
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Originally Posted by PSS-Mag
Networker, it's a laptop, so shouldnt he just beable to slide the CD rom out of the case?
Our HP laptops though, some have removable drives , some don't (there permanent mounted into the chassis)
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Originally Posted by Net Wurker
I'm not too familiar with Dell's.
Our HP laptops though, some have removable drives , some don't (there permanent mounted into the chassis)
Our HP laptops though, some have removable drives , some don't (there permanent mounted into the chassis)
okay guys, thanks for all your help- ive switched my ide's (other than the Intel as it didnt have the option) to PIO. and am running the mechanic now- when all is done, and i restart i'll let y'all know how she acts-
owe y'all some beers bout time to leave work/school early and get this weekend rolling
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Originally Posted by Net Wurker
I'm not too familiar with Dell's.
Our HP laptops though, some have removable drives , some don't (there permanent mounted into the chassis)
Our HP laptops though, some have removable drives , some don't (there permanent mounted into the chassis)
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sweet- its running 100% better it cleared 800mb of 'clutter' programs pop up sooner, files open faster- seems to have taken care of everything- PIO switch worked good after i pulled my cd/dvd burner- alls good thanks!!
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Originally Posted by PSS-Mag
Have you dumped the prefetch?
Start/run type (prefetch) delete all files in that folder.
You can also do your temps
Start/Run type (%temp%) delete all files in that folder as well.
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There maybe one or two files that will not give you access to delete them. That's ok just skip over those.
Start/run type (prefetch) delete all files in that folder.
You can also do your temps
Start/Run type (%temp%) delete all files in that folder as well.
Edited to add:
There maybe one or two files that will not give you access to delete them. That's ok just skip over those.
Huge help for me. Thanks for posting this. My computer is a rocketship again.
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Originally Posted by BalogUK
sweet- its running 100% better it cleared 800mb of 'clutter' programs pop up sooner, files open faster- seems to have taken care of everything- PIO switch worked good after i pulled my cd/dvd burner- alls good thanks!!
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Originally Posted by Odin's Wrath
Huge help for me. Thanks for posting this. My computer is a rocketship again.
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Originally Posted by vader716
See us geeks are useful sometimes....
Here's to my fellow nerds..
Here's to my fellow nerds..
Yep.. then 5 minutes later it's forgotten about until the next computer problem......
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From: Lost some where in the middle of the Ozark Mountains!
Originally Posted by Odin's Wrath
At least you have your own space in the basement, next to the boiler room.
Between the boiler and the flood sump pump.
