Here's my dilemma, thanks to anyone who can help. Toshiba Satellite Notebook 1.5 ghz mobile celeron 512 RAM Last week the cd-rom drive worked fine, I was burning daily and discs never took longer than 8 minutes with my slow 8x burner and Winamps burning software. Then one day Winamp started ejecting discs after they'd been Prepared (not burned) and saying 'Complete!'. So, I uninstalled Winamp, started using Nero but that took 15+ minutes. I thought maybe the burner was dying so I purchased an Asus external burner and connected that via USB. Now CD's are still taking approximately 15 minutes to burn no matter what speed I try. (8x-48x) Here's what I've tried: Removed all spyware/trojans Checked the IDE controllers to make sure DMA(?) was enabled Uninstalled and reinstalled both cd-roms Updated the firmware and drivers Anyone have the slightest clue?
yes i defragged my hard drive and there is 33% of space available. (6.66/20) i had thought it might be due to lack of space but cd's were burning fine before i defragged and deleted unncessary progs and files. essentially, it was working much faster with less space and more clutter.
