External CD/DVD drive slowing boot

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Endulini - 27 Aug 2006 11:22 GMT

Hi All,

Ever since I installed an external CD/DVD drive, my PC takes an age to boot,
appearing to hang for a couple of minutes before springing into life. If I
disconnect the drive it boots at normal speed again. Is there any way around
this?

Thanks.

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Gary S. Terhune - 27 Aug 2006 17:51 GMT

Asked and answered in Win98.General.Discussion. (Answer is to leave burner
turned off until machine has fully started.)

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USR - 27 Aug 2006 23:45 GMT

In addition to what Gary stated, you should also remove CDs and DVDs from a
drive once you are finished using them....

> Asked and answered in Win98.General.Discussion. (Answer is to leave burner
> turned off until machine has fully started.)
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Jonny - 29 Aug 2006 15:13 GMT

What's the difference between in the CD/DVD hardware on the CD/DVD tray or
elswhere?
If you use the same CD everyday, like a game, isn't there more chance of
damage by removal everyday after use?

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> In addition to what Gary stated, you should also remove CDs and DVDs from
> a drive once you are finished using them....
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