Hi guys, I have a Dell Dimension 4600. I recently installed a Maxtor DiamondMax 21 16MB Buffer 7200 RPM as a slave, and when I try to transfer data from the Maxtor to the computer, it takes very long to transfer a gig of data. It can take up to 30 minutes to transfer 4 gigs of data. I have another computer with two drives, and I have never experienced this before. what is going on? Thanks!
That sounds a little long to me, although it is going to take a long time to transfer that much data.
Does the other computer have the same specs as the one that you think is slow? How fast does it take for a 4 GB transfer on the other computer?
It has about the same specs. It stakes a lot less than 30 minutes to transfer 4 GB, and I am sure of that! Maybe is because I have a Seagate, I don't know!
check to see if the maxtor's ide port dma is enabled. check under ide controllers or something like that.
