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how do you enable dma mode
Name: strachan Date: April 23, 2002 at 18:46:53 Pacific
Comment:
hello thanks for your help does anyone know how to enable dma mode when i boot up it say ultra dma mode 5 smart capable but disabled
Name: Zig Date: April 23, 2002 at 19:11:20 Pacific
Reply:
sounds like smart is disabled.its a hard drive failure warning no need to worry. to check if dma is enabled rightclick my computer icon/properties/hardware/device manager/highlite ide controllers and open porperties look under the advance tab. gl
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Response Number 2
Name: sam Date: April 23, 2002 at 19:12:39 Pacific
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It's 'Smart' that disabled not DMA mode. Personally I disable Smart on my systems also.
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Response Number 3
Name: strachan Date: April 23, 2002 at 19:22:06 Pacific
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thanks for the help tryed what zig said it has primary and secondary channel says dma if available current transfer mode ultra dma mode 5 but when i boot up it gives me message ultra dma mode 5 smart capable but disabled the reason i ask is i have a dvd rom and some 1 suggest i enable dma thanx so much
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Response Number 4
Name: Jimbo Date: June 12, 2002 at 09:13:39 Pacific
Reply:
"S.M.A.R.T. capable but disabled" means that your hard drive supports S.M.A.R.T.(Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology), but that is is either disabled or not supported by the BIOS or other software.
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