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I am working on a Dimension 4550
I am working on a Dimension 4550, reinstalled xp due to harddrive replacement (this is not my computer it is a friends son)
when I reinstalled it took forever!!!! have done this before and know it doesn't take that kind of time.. SO when I put the harddrive in my extra computer it comes up speedy..but when it goes back into this puter it runs soooosooo slow!! so there has to be something in the settings that got changed or something?? I asked if this kid and his friends might have changed anything but of course everyone said no! :) so suggestions on where to start to see if settings are incorrect so this thing will run at normal speed not slow as you know what.. thanks
when I reinstalled it took forever!!!! have done this before and know it doesn't take that kind of time.. SO when I put the harddrive in my extra computer it comes up speedy..but when it goes back into this puter it runs soooosooo slow!! so there has to be something in the settings that got changed or something?? I asked if this kid and his friends might have changed anything but of course everyone said no! :) so suggestions on where to start to see if settings are incorrect so this thing will run at normal speed not slow as you know what.. thanks
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IF jamies idea doesnt fix this you should try changing the drive cable from the motherboard to the harddrive with a new cable. Worked for me a time or two over the years....
check this too :
open device manager>IDE/Atapi controllers>primary channelRight click it, select properties>Advanced tab, and check if it is set to DMA, not PIO.
You can change the registry setting for it with :
Load RegEdit (Start - Run - Regedit)
Go to the following keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\
The last four digits will be 0000, 0001, 0002, 0003, and so on.
Under each key, delete all occurences of the following values:
MasterIdDataChecksum
SlaveIdDataChecksum
If you do not have an entry for ResetErrorCountersOnSucces
open device manager>IDE/Atapi controllers>primary channelRight click it, select properties>Advanced tab, and check if it is set to DMA, not PIO.
You can change the registry setting for it with :
Load RegEdit (Start - Run - Regedit)
Go to the following keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\
The last four digits will be 0000, 0001, 0002, 0003, and so on.
Under each key, delete all occurences of the following values:
MasterIdDataChecksum
SlaveIdDataChecksum
If you do not have an entry for ResetErrorCountersOnSucces
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I have tried the new cable right out of the box just opened. I just printed off the other things to go see what is what.. Hopefully one of them works.
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Jamie you are the man..... It worked had change the cpu to normal instead of compatablility omg thank you thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!