Article: Set Your Hard Drive To Transfer Data At Max Speed
. Even if you have already checked this before, double check it again.
                             
                             
                           

                             
                
               I have seen spyware and other malware change this setting over to PIO mode (which you do not want....it severely cripples your system speed).  Here is how to check...
     


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     Then look for your IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers and click  on the plus sign to expand it
   
     
     

     
     
     Then double click on your Primary IDE Controller (also sometimes called Standard IDE Controller)
     
     
     

     
     Click on the Advanced Settings Tab and verify that it is  set to DMA Mode if Available
     If  it is set to PIO only, change it to DMA Mode if Available.
     
     
     

     
     Repeat this for your Secondary IDE Controller
  This guide was written by Jason LeDuc.   Copyright ©  2005-2006.  All rights reserved.

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