Hello! So I play some older games on my laptop which is running Vista Home. When playing the games there are moments during the play (which are often) that it needs to access the CD. I'm not quite sure how to phrase this, but the drive seems to sleep (stop spinning the disc...I can hear it spool back up) after 20 seconds of being inactive...so when it needs to access it again it causes a pause in the game. It's not a huge issue, but it is a slight annoyance. Is there a way to keep the drive active to avoid these pauses? I guess the question is when there is media in the drive, is there a way to keep it always ready for access? Thanks!
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| CD/DVD Rom - CD/DVD-Rom Access Issue posted in the Hardware forums; Hello! So I play some older games on my laptop which is running Vista Home. When playing the games there are moments during the play (which are often) that it ... |
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Welcome to the PCHF...
That is not my forte,but someone here can help...........thanks for your patience...
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Hey Azuma,My welcome to PCHF as well. Can you be more specific regarding the games and their OS compatiblities? Looking forward to your reply, TTFN LGW |
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Hi Azuma - Welcome to PCHF!!!
Try checking the power management settings in control panel. You can change them to always on which may help stop the problem. Some laptops also have their own power management section. Check on yours that it's set to always on for everything. |
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