CD-RW reading and writing too slow

[bossdodgers]

I had been using my CD-RW without any problems. I installed the Xp Service Pack 1 and exprienced problem with my games locking up. I removed the Service Pack last night and since then my drive is only reading at 10x and writing at 7x.

I have enabled DMA including in the registry and even refitted the drive but without success

I am on the latest firmware from Asus (as it is a new drive there is only one available anyway)

I am presuming something has been removed when I uninstalled SP1 as it is since then that the problem has started. I have re-installed the XP ASPI drivers as well.

I have re-installed SP1 but still the same problem

My drive is an ASUS 4012A 40x12x48

My specs

AMD AThlon 1.4 DDR (PC2100)
512 DDR RAM
GeForce 3 Ti500
Soundblaster Audigy
Windows XP (SP1)
ASUS 4012A 40x12x48
Pioneer DVD-116

Any one got any ideas please?

[pharlap]

check acpi settings in device manager and see if unit is not sharing or send me a post of what these settings are xp can be a bitch with some motherboard bios settings