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Posted: **Wed Jan 29, 2003 5:49 pm**

When I burn a CD, my processer is at 100%....

I have a 16x burner that came with my Dell.

Specs:
Windows XP Home Edition
P4 @ 1.8 GHz
and 256 MB RDRAM
HL-DT-ST CDRW GCE-8160B

I know this shouldn't be happening

Posted: **Wed Jan 29, 2003 5:52 pm**

Are you burning [from] MP3s [to CDA]? Takes a lot of CPU to decode [MP3s].

Posted: **Wed Jan 29, 2003 5:53 pm**

make sure DMA is enabled.

check out the FAQ:
How to enable DMA in Windows XP (with pictures)
Problems enabling DMA in Windows XP

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Burning taking up all processing power.

Burning taking up all processing power.