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    z70va optical running in PIO

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by TheQuietCanadian, Dec 17, 2005.

  1. TheQuietCanadian

    TheQuietCanadian Notebook Guru

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    Hi guys,

    I've had my Z70va for a while now and noticed, as I was trying to copy a 4GB file from a DVD to the hard drive, that the optical drive is running in PIO mode :confused:

    I changed the settings of the IDE channel to "DMA if available", but it still reports that it's running in PIO. I also updated the chipset drivers from Asus' website, then from Intel directly. Still stuck in PIO-land.

    Any suggestions would be much appreciated :D.

    Thanks.
     
    TheQuietCanadian, Dec 17, 2005
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  2. madmike23

    madmike23 Notebook Deity

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    You can try to get into Bios and make sure all the IDE channels are set for "Auto" and not PIO. Also what optical drive do you have? Also did you install all the drivers/software from the included CD-rom? You can also try to uninstall the IDE controllers in the Device Manager and then reboot and have Windows reinstall it.
     
    madmike23, Dec 17, 2005
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    Hey guys,

    Thanks for the suggestions! I uninstalled the IDE channel and rebooted, s'all good now :)

    Muchos gracias.
     
    TheQuietCanadian, Dec 18, 2005
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