when i go to install anything from my cdrom it takes a really long time, any idea on what my problem could be, its brand new its a plugy and play MagicSpin 56x internal(cheapy, i know buts its for my old cpu)
thanks
What CPU, Motherboard do you have?
What are the settings concerning DMA?
If you have a fast drive, but a slow motherboard and CPU, then it won’t do you much good.
There are some programs you can use to test the speed of the drive.
I believe something about a program like this was posted at the mainpage (www.cdfreaks)