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How to Enable DMA on DVD drive in XP?
Name: Damien Date: August 20, 2001 at 21:58:05 Pacific
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How do I enable DMA on my DVD player in XP, or for that matter, any drive on my comp in xp?
>>Device Manager >>IDE ATA/ATAPI cootrollers If you connect DVE to Secondary IDE Channel Double click Secondary IDE Channel Click Advanced Settings See Current Transfer Mode You will see Ultra DMA Mode 2
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Response Number 4
Name: Damien Date: August 22, 2001 at 03:55:02 Pacific
Name: Alex Date: November 22, 2001 at 09:37:48 Pacific
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I have Windows XP, yet i am unable to see the advanced tab in device manager to enable DMA in any of my IDE/ATAPI controllers. Neither any advanced tab in my CD settings. Please help.
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Summary: I know in windows ME you could enable DMA for harddrives or CD-ROM drives from the device manager, but in XP it doesn't seem to be there anymore. I know DMA is not on now, because when I run premiere ...
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