I just installed an LG Electronics GMA-4020B CDR/RW, DVD+-R/RW, DVD-RAM Multi Drive (2x write speed). To maintain the proper perspective, the technology is close to 4 years old, but the drive is brand-new out of the retail box from LG. The installation seems to have worked properly - there are no errors being reported, and Device Manager shows a fully-working device. I do have a problem, however: My startup time soared from 32 sec to over 7 min. I've included the following info that leads me to believe the boot process is having a hard time seeing the drives on the secondary IDE channel, but I have no idea what to do about it.
PRIMARY IDE CHANNEL: SAMSUNG SV4012H
[Device 0]:
Device Type: Not Selected (Can't Select)
Transfer Mode: DMA if available
Current Transfer Mode: Ultra DMA Mode 5
[Device 1]:
Device Type: Auto Detection
Transfer Mode: DMA if available
Current Transfer Mode: Not Applicable
SECONDARY IDE CHANNEL: (1) LG Elec. HL-DT-ST
DVDRAM GMA-4020B (master), (2) SONY CD-RW
CRX1611 (slave)
[Device 0]:
Device Type: Not Selected (Can't Select)
Transfer Mode: DMA if available
Current Transfer Mode: Ultra DMA Mode 2
[Device 1]:
Device Type: Not Selected (Can't Select)
Transfer Mode: DMA if available
Current Transfer Mode: Mult-Word DMA Mode 2
(1) Anybody got any suggestions?
(2) Is there any kind of conflict that can arise from combining a Mult-Word DMA CD drive with an Ultra DMA DVD drive?
Thanks
PRIMARY IDE CHANNEL: SAMSUNG SV4012H
[Device 0]:
Device Type: Not Selected (Can't Select)
Transfer Mode: DMA if available
Current Transfer Mode: Ultra DMA Mode 5
[Device 1]:
Device Type: Auto Detection
Transfer Mode: DMA if available
Current Transfer Mode: Not Applicable
SECONDARY IDE CHANNEL: (1) LG Elec. HL-DT-ST
DVDRAM GMA-4020B (master), (2) SONY CD-RW
CRX1611 (slave)
[Device 0]:
Device Type: Not Selected (Can't Select)
Transfer Mode: DMA if available
Current Transfer Mode: Ultra DMA Mode 2
[Device 1]:
Device Type: Not Selected (Can't Select)
Transfer Mode: DMA if available
Current Transfer Mode: Mult-Word DMA Mode 2
(1) Anybody got any suggestions?
(2) Is there any kind of conflict that can arise from combining a Mult-Word DMA CD drive with an Ultra DMA DVD drive?
Thanks