Look in Device Manager under IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers and make sure
that the IDE channel used by the DVD drive is set to "DMA if available".
It's probably using PIO mode which is the default for CD/DVD drives.

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- Gary Chanson (Windows SDK MVP)
- Abolish Public Schools



"mdawgmike" <mdawgmike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:862AE304-F1BA-4B3E-B863-33C788BBA3ED@microsoft.com...
> This device works fine on my same system with Windows XP loaded, however I
> find Windows 2000 Pro easier and quicker to use (no having to route around
> mandatory "complimentery" security features in XP).
>
> In Windows 2000, it is able to read accurately, but at a seemingly slower
> speed (about 1/4 of what it should be). It is especially noticable when
> installing programs (painfully slow), and playing music CDS (music plays
slow
> and choppy). This device is set as the secondary master on the mainboard
> and, as said, works fine on both Windows XP, and 98SE. Windows 2000 is
the
> OS that works best for me and my computer in general though.
>
> I noticed the driver loaded on it by Windows is one issued by Microsoft,
and
> not Sony.
>
> Sony no longer supports this device, and hence I can't find a driver from
> their site...nor any other driver sites. Window's list of drivers on my
> machine aren't sufficient.
>
> I upgraded the drive's firmware to see if that would help, it didn't.
>
> Does Microsoft have some sort of online database of drivers, or is there
> anything else I can do to fix this aside from buying a new DVD-ROM?
>
> the model again: Sony DDU1615 DVD-ROM
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
>
> ~Mike~