Hello TOM.   
      
   27 Jul 14 07:24, you wrote to me:   
      
    SW> TW>> That sounds like you are running the Hard Drives in IDE   
    SW> TW>> emulation mode. That slows down the speed of the newer SATA   
    SW> TW>> drives. You should go into the BIOS and set the Hard drives to   
    SW> TW>> AHCI instead of IDE   
      
    SW>> * Warning * NEVER change a installed system from IDE to AHCI or   
    SW>> AHCI to IDE.   
      
    SW>> They are NOT compatable. Either one has to be chosen when the   
    SW>> operating syst is installed, and then left with that setting.   
      
      
    TW> Looks like it is time for my to Retire.   
    TW> This can be done by editing the registey before chengign the BIOS   
    TW> though.   
      
   Not time to retire. Just need to have some practacal experiance. (Been there    
   done that, have the t-shirt).   
      
   Editing the registery can blowup in ones face, esp if they have no experiance    
   with doing so.   
      
      
      
      
   Stephen   
      
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