Can changing some BIOS settings help speed this up?

[DVantrease]

I am wondering if there are any BIOS settings that I can check and/or change, that would help in the whole ripping/converting process. I'm using pretty much the default settings on my Abit KT7 board. My main goal is to see if there's anything else I can do (ie BIOS setting?) that would improve my rip speeds, I've checked everything else I can think of concerning my DVD drive (DMA, 80-pin connector, latest drivers & aspi). Also would like to improve conversion speed, but its the ripping speed that really has me stumped right now. Any suggestions?

[MOVIEGEEK]

Upgrading your bios/bus controller may help but a faster processor will certainly help.

[DVantrease]

Cool, I wasnt aware a faster cpu would help ripping speeds, thanks! I currently have an 800mhz Duron, and my so-called 8x Raite dvd drive only rips at 2x max. (I wanted to make sure I check every possible thing before getting a new drive, only to find its still slow.)

[gsam53]

i went from a 1.9cpu to a 2.4 cpu and just on the encodeing with tmpgenc what used to take 3 and three quarter hours is now down to 2 and a quarter hours its worth the up grade

gsam53

[DVantrease]

Was there an increase in rip speeds? Thats mainly what I'm trying to improve at the moment. 2x just seems awfully slow.

[gsam53]

i use a liteon 16 speed dvd reader av speed 8-12 thats on my p4

and on our p3 with the same liteon av speed 3-3.2

gsam53

[DVantrease]

Wow... thats a heck of a difference! Thanks for the info