Can file transfer speed be improved?

[Bill & Debbie]

I have an external 52x Memorex CD-R and a 120 GB external hard drive. Both
connect to my Laptop via a USB connection. When I'm transferring music
files from a CD to the hard drive, the transfer rate is very slow (about
1.5x). Is there any settings or anything else I can change, set or do that
will improve the data transfer rate? Or, is this solely under the control
of the application?

Thanks in advance for any help,
Bill

 

[JS]

USB is slower than an internal CD burner, but 1.5x seems a bit too slow.
Check to see if you have any AV software that does active (real time)
scanning when files are opened or copied.
Some examples that caused me problems in the past were: Norton AV, Windows
Defender, Counter Spy.
I don't have an external CD but internals units need to be in DMA mode and
not PIO mode, USB may or may not be subject to the same requirements.

JS

 

[Jim Macklin]

Does your laptop have USB 1.1 or USB 2.0?



|I have an external 52x Memorex CD-R and a 120 GB external
hard drive. Both
| connect to my Laptop via a USB connection. When I'm
transferring music
| files from a CD to the hard drive, the transfer rate is
very slow (about
| 1.5x). Is there any settings or anything else I can
change, set or do that
| will improve the data transfer rate? Or, is this solely
under the control
| of the application?
|
| Thanks in advance for any help,
| Bill
|
|

 

[Bill & Debbie]

I have USB 2.0

 

[Jim Macklin]

Check in the BIOS to be sure that USB 2.0 is turned ON.



|I have USB 2.0
|
|
in message
| | > Does your laptop have USB 1.1 or USB 2.0?
| >
| >
| >
| > | > |I have an external 52x Memorex CD-R and a 120 GB
external
| > hard drive. Both
| > | connect to my Laptop via a USB connection. When I'm
| > transferring music
| > | files from a CD to the hard drive, the transfer rate
is
| > very slow (about
| > | 1.5x). Is there any settings or anything else I can
| > change, set or do that
| > | will improve the data transfer rate? Or, is this
solely
| > under the control
| > | of the application?
| > |
| > | Thanks in advance for any help,
| > | Bill
| > |
|
|

 

[Bill & Debbie]

How can I check this?

 

[RJK]

http://www.cyberwalker.com/faqs/reinstall-reformat-winxp/enter-BIOS.html
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm

regards, Richard