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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: gettingbigj1978 on November 06, 2005, 02:07:00 AM

Title: data transfer from c: to usb
Post by: gettingbigj1978 on November 06, 2005, 02:07:00 AM

before i tinkered with the settings on my computer, trasnferring files from my playstation portable (memory stick pro duo) to/from computer would take seconds (roughly a couple of MB per second).  now, its exponentially slower (roughly a couple of MB per minute).  are there settings i can tweak to change this?  

since the change, ive added a hard drive, installed norton utilities, zone alarm, screwed with the bios, clean installed windows xp.  norton utilities says nothing is wrong (except it keeps on asking for a third hard drive? (hdd number 3).  anyways, what can i change to make usb trasnfer faster?

Title: Data transfer from c: to usb
Post by: Mac on November 06, 2005, 04:32:29 AM

Try taking Zone Alarm off the system and just using the XP firewall.

Also check the UDMA rate and make sure it isn't running on PIO.

Title: Re: data transfer from c: to usb
Post by: 2k_dummy on November 06, 2005, 07:55:53 AM

Mac, get your head out of your bung. Xp firewall isn't worth the mouse click it takes to activate it.

Try turning off the AV real time scanning when transfering files.