Karl Diethrick
2003-11-09 18:38:27 UTC
I recently upgraded to Windows XP Professional. I initially installed SP1
and all the latest updates. I then installed my Parallel Zip250 Drive using
the default Windows Drivers. I immediately noticed a problem that I had
once before with the drive under Windows 2000 professional which is as
follows:
When the drive is on and a disk is inserted, it uses a constant 5% of my
CPU. (A 933Mhz Pentium III)
When I eject the disk, it uses a constant 10%.
If I turn the drive off, it uses a constant 20%.
It took me a while to relate this to my Zip drive, as the CPU Cycles are
being used by the SYSTEM process. However, if I disable IMG VP1 (which is
the Zip Drive) in the device manager, my pc returns to 99% Idle.
See my previous post in the Windows 2000 newsgroup for more details:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&threadm=eozgQBZ8CHA.1600%40TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl&rnum=2&prev=/groups%3Fq%3DDiethrick%2BZip%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26selm%3DeozgQBZ8CHA.1600%2540TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl%26rnum%3D2
I have now installed Iomega's latest drivers, and there is no difference.
My drive works fine, but it uses those extra cycles, and when playing games
and watching movies, a noticible slowdown is encountered from the drive
using these resources.
I ultimately solved this problem in Windows 2000 by disabling the Active
Disk Service. However, I tried that in XP, and it had no effect. The only
way I can get to 99% System Idle is to disable the zip drive. I chatted
with Iomega via their website, and here is a brief summary:
Karl: So the official answer is to disable my Zip drive if I want to use a
processor intensive application such as a game or movie?
Paul D: yes.
My PC is a Dell Dimension 4100 with 512MB of PC133 and A pentium III
processor at 933Mhz. My Parallel Port is set to ECP Mode, and my Zip Drive
works fine, other than hogging resources.
Any Suggestions?
Karl
and all the latest updates. I then installed my Parallel Zip250 Drive using
the default Windows Drivers. I immediately noticed a problem that I had
once before with the drive under Windows 2000 professional which is as
follows:
When the drive is on and a disk is inserted, it uses a constant 5% of my
CPU. (A 933Mhz Pentium III)
When I eject the disk, it uses a constant 10%.
If I turn the drive off, it uses a constant 20%.
It took me a while to relate this to my Zip drive, as the CPU Cycles are
being used by the SYSTEM process. However, if I disable IMG VP1 (which is
the Zip Drive) in the device manager, my pc returns to 99% Idle.
See my previous post in the Windows 2000 newsgroup for more details:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&threadm=eozgQBZ8CHA.1600%40TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl&rnum=2&prev=/groups%3Fq%3DDiethrick%2BZip%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26selm%3DeozgQBZ8CHA.1600%2540TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl%26rnum%3D2
I have now installed Iomega's latest drivers, and there is no difference.
My drive works fine, but it uses those extra cycles, and when playing games
and watching movies, a noticible slowdown is encountered from the drive
using these resources.
I ultimately solved this problem in Windows 2000 by disabling the Active
Disk Service. However, I tried that in XP, and it had no effect. The only
way I can get to 99% System Idle is to disable the zip drive. I chatted
with Iomega via their website, and here is a brief summary:
Karl: So the official answer is to disable my Zip drive if I want to use a
processor intensive application such as a game or movie?
Paul D: yes.
My PC is a Dell Dimension 4100 with 512MB of PC133 and A pentium III
processor at 933Mhz. My Parallel Port is set to ECP Mode, and my Zip Drive
works fine, other than hogging resources.
Any Suggestions?
Karl