Major rendering slowdown after HD replacement at DVinfo.net

Dan Robinson · December 9th, 2005, 05:42 PM

A few months ago I had to replace a dead hard drive in my 2.6Ghz Dell laptop. After I reinstalled XP and all of my software and resumed work, my rendering times are over twice what they were before.

I'm dealing with it now but wondered if anyone else has run into this issue and figured it out.

Michael Wisniewski · December 9th, 2005, 06:50 PM

Which application are you using to render?

Sheila Ward · December 9th, 2005, 09:09 PM

Is the speed of the replacement hard drive the same as your old one? A slower one would cause a bit of slow down, but I don't think it would be twice as slow.

(are you wvlightning?)

:-)

David Kennett · December 13th, 2005, 02:47 PM

Be sure DMA is enabled!

December 9th, 2005, 05:42 PM	#1
Dan Robinson Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Charleston, West Virginia Posts: 131	Major rendering slowdown after HD replacement A few months ago I had to replace a dead hard drive in my 2.6Ghz Dell laptop. After I reinstalled XP and all of my software and resumed work, my rendering times are over twice what they were before. I'm dealing with it now but wondered if anyone else has run into this issue and figured it out.

December 9th, 2005, 06:50 PM	#2
Michael Wisniewski Wrangler Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Makati, Metro Manila Posts: 2,706 Images: 32	Which application are you using to render? __________________ "Ultimately, the most extraordinary thing, in a frame, is a human being." - Martin Scorsese

December 13th, 2005, 02:47 PM	#4
David Kennett Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: North Ridgeville, Ohio Posts: 407	Be sure DMA is enabled! __________________ Dave

December 9th, 2005, 09:09 PM	#3
Sheila Ward Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 107	Is the speed of the replacement hard drive the same as your old one? A slower one would cause a bit of slow down, but I don't think it would be twice as slow. (are you wvlightning?) :-)