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CD import very slow through Dock USB

JBStar

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I discovered today that my SP3 imports CDs very slowly through the USB3 port on the Dock. When I connect my external CD/DVD drive to the USB port on the side of the Surface, I get the usual very fast transfer (10x and up). Connecting through the Dock's USB port, I get speeds of only 0.4 to 1.1 x, which I haven't seen for thirty years on any computer.
Anyone else experiencing this?
 

bluegrass

Well-Known Member
Sorry, I haven't tried that yet. I guess if it's that much slower from the dock, I'll use the SP3 USB port. I'm trying to stay away from CD's on my Surface as much as I can though. I have occasions to need to install some software that's on a CD for som of my clients and I copy the CD to thumb drive and use the thumb drive to install the software.
 

leeshor

Well-Known Member
I usually set up another system on the network as a share for the DVD drive. Just a thought.
 

ramiss

Member
Likely this has everything to do with the specs of your external drive. Some drive are faster than others at reading music data CDs vs data CDs vs DVDs.
 
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