Windows XP SP2, DVD drive revert to PIO mode. Slow reading and riping (1x) DVD video, buffer at 100%, CPU at 99% Solution: edit registry ResetErrorCountersOnSuccess=1 (KB817472) IDE ATA and ATAPI disks use PIO mode after multiple time-out or CRC errors occur http://support.microsoft.com/kb/817472/en-us and install hotfix An IDE device runs in PIO mode instead of in DMA mode after you update the firmware for the device in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920918/en-us download at http://thehotfixshare.net enjoy
Good information that lots of us know already, but there are a multitude of folks who don't. Unfortunately, if this post/thread isn't pinned, it will soon become a member of the "pages of the past".
