Re: [Thinkpad] T43 running VERY slow, hard drive in PIO mode

Joe
In the BIOS there is a CPU speed/speedstep setting (s).
If these are not set to max, the system will run slow. THis is NOT the
default setting.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Lagreca" <lagreca@gmail.com>
To: "Bruce Markowitz" <scosgt@worldnet.att.net>
Cc: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 3:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] T43 running VERY slow, hard drive in PIO mode

> Bruce,
>
> Yes. When Levono replaced my HD, they also sent factory restore CD's.
> I used those discs to load the OS back onto the HD. Everything was
> fine for weeks, and now the problem is back suddenly.
>
>
> On 3/27/06, Bruce Markowitz <scosgt@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> > And this is the original IBM factory load, right?
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Joe Lagreca" <lagreca@gmail.com>
> > To: "Michael Geary" <Mike@geary.com>; <thinkpad@stderr.org>
> > Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 3:32 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] T43 running VERY slow, hard drive in PIO mode
> >
> >
> > > Not only do I have SP2, but I also have every update available from MS
> > > as of 3/26/06.
> > >
> > >
> > > On 3/27/06, Michael Geary <Mike@geary.com> wrote:
> > > > Just to confirm, you do have XP SP2 on the machine, is that right?
> > > >
> > > > > From: Joe Lagreca
> > > > >
> > > > > I have not tried un-installing the IDE controller yet. I
> > > > > think its easier to find a solution to this problem while the
> > > > > problem is happening.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm afraid if I just re-install the IDE controller, it will
> > > > > just temporarily solve the problem, but it will re-occur
eventually.
> > > > > Sometimes it only took a day to re-occur, sometimes weeks.
> > > > >
> > > > > But this problem always seems to re-occur, and I haven't been
> > > > > able to find a long term solution so far.
> > > >
> > > >
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