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More info?)
Hi Chi,
Right click on My Computer, click Manage, click Device Manager, double click
on IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers, double click on Primary IDE Channel, click on
the Advanced Settings tab, under Transfer Mode chose DMA if available. Do
the same with Secondary IDE Channel.
EAG1945
"Chi" <Chi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CEBAEDE7-A5D3-48FE-9D38-FE78E3A2513C@microsoft.com...
>I checked that page out - Once I clicked the "System" icon in Control
>Panel
> none of the things it told me were located on the menu - no "Settings" tab
> and no "DMA" check box. I don't know if it makes a difference, but it is
> a
> laptop I am trying to do it on.
>
> "Burgy" wrote:
>
>> Maybe this page could be of some use to you.
>>
>>
http://www.real-knowledge.com/dma.htm
>>
>> "Chi" <Chi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F7BAF313-5317-48E9-B035-E898A7FCA039@microsoft.com...
>> > When I try to burn a DVD using my DVD Recorder it tells me that "DMA"
>> > is
>> > turned off and that I need to turn it on. It suggests using Windows
>> > Help
>> > to
>> > do so, but that gets me nowhere. How do I turn it on?
>>
>>
>>