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    problem with xps m1210 cd rom

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by luis17, Mar 16, 2008.

  1. luis17

    luis17 Newbie

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    hi i am new over here :)
    i am having problems with my xps m1210's cd rom...
    whenever i insert a cd and copy anything on the HD, my computer laggs. this happens when i burn on cd's too.
    what can i do to solve this :confused:

    thanks 4 ur help
     
    luis17, Mar 16, 2008
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  2. steve511

    steve511 Notebook Consultant

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    get more ram.
     
    steve511, Mar 16, 2008
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  3. luis17

    luis17 Newbie

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    no that's not the problem, this wasn't happening before... and i have 2gb of ram
     
    luis17, Mar 16, 2008
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  4. tumnasgt

    tumnasgt Notebook Evangelist

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    Set it to High-performance (on Vista), or the equivalent on XP.
     
    tumnasgt, Mar 16, 2008
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  5. luis17

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    ummm... where do i do this?? (on xp) :eek:
     
    luis17, Mar 16, 2008
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  6. ValkyrieLenneth

    ValkyrieLenneth Notebook Evangelist

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    Control Panel > Power Options.

    Can you tell us your XPS M1210's spec ?
     
    ValkyrieLenneth, Mar 16, 2008
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  7. luis17

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    same as yours but only 2 gb of ram.. and 120 gb toshiba hd
     
    luis17, Mar 16, 2008
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    didn't work
     
    luis17, Mar 16, 2008
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  9. ValkyrieLenneth

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    Did you enable UDMA in Device Manager ? Installed newest chipset driver ? Updated to newest DVD drive's firmware ?
     
    ValkyrieLenneth, Mar 16, 2008
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