HeelNrg and DMA

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsme.general (More info?)

People,

And I know you are out there,

I read the entire post from this chap about DMA and his PC. Now, he was the
original poster, an he must have had 20 replies. Unfortunately not one of
them was his, nor was I able to follow logically what happened.

So, here goes:

My DMA is *not* checked off. I *think* when I do that, something bad
happens (been years). But, as I've been burning stuff on DVD, any speed
increase I can get would be much appreciated.

I read part of M$ knowledge base on this, but it took me somewhere else when
I clicked, and pretty much gave up. So, knowing that DMA stands for Direct
Memory Access, that sounds like something I want. Avoiding middlemen, that's
true to my cheap heritage.

But, maybe there is something intrinsically wrong about my ancient system
board, bios, and chipset that will take 6 hours to fix if I do something
wrong, again.

Is there a simple answer to someone that understands this concept. Obviously
the easiest is to just put that checkmark in, restart, and see what happens.
But, this old dog has a sneaky suspicion that's a BAD idea.

Anyone care to make a suggestion?

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsme.general (More info?)

With so much detail of your hardware, that is precisely none, what
ACTUALLY happens if you check any unchecked DMA boxes in the Device
Manager? Do they remain checked after rebooting? What if any problems do
YOU have when DMA is checked? If none then let it stay that way.
--
Mike Maltby
mike.maltby@gmail.com


ng_reader <wilgrow_co@hotmail.com> wrote:

> People,
>
> And I know you are out there,
>
> I read the entire post from this chap about DMA and his PC. Now, he
> was the original poster, an he must have had 20 replies.
> Unfortunately not one of them was his, nor was I able to follow
> logically what happened.
>
> So, here goes:
>
> My DMA is *not* checked off. I *think* when I do that, something bad
> happens (been years). But, as I've been burning stuff on DVD, any
> speed increase I can get would be much appreciated.
>
> I read part of M$ knowledge base on this, but it took me somewhere
> else when I clicked, and pretty much gave up. So, knowing that DMA
> stands for Direct Memory Access, that sounds like something I want.
> Avoiding middlemen, that's true to my cheap heritage.
>
> But, maybe there is something intrinsically wrong about my ancient
> system board, bios, and chipset that will take 6 hours to fix if I do
> something wrong, again.
>
> Is there a simple answer to someone that understands this concept.
> Obviously the easiest is to just put that checkmark in, restart, and
> see what happens. But, this old dog has a sneaky suspicion that's a
> BAD idea.
>
> Anyone care to make a suggestion?

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsme.general (More info?)

Again,

As I recall, a minor meltdown occurs after that box is checked. And no, I
am sorry, I forget the bad stuff, but at least I remember it was bad.
Something to do with Freud, I'm sure.

My hardware is generic, but that *is* the problem.

It's a Tekram system board with a VIA chipset. It has a Teac CDRW and I
*think* an I/O Magic DVDRW. It's got a real Intel P3-866 and, of course,
runs Win ME. The DVD shows up as "Generic" in all profiles.

Oh (thanks Belarc) it's got an nVidia AGP card and a real SoundBlaster
Live!, too.

Any idea what performance is gained by having that checked marked box stay
checked?

TIA

Mr Curious


"Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
news:Op8aqv7tFHA.3596@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> With so much detail of your hardware, that is precisely none, what
> ACTUALLY happens if you check any unchecked DMA boxes in the Device
> Manager? Do they remain checked after rebooting? What if any problems do
> YOU have when DMA is checked? If none then let it stay that way.
> --
> Mike Maltby
> mike.maltby@gmail.com
>
>
> ng_reader <wilgrow_co@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > People,
> >
> > And I know you are out there,
> >
> > I read the entire post from this chap about DMA and his PC. Now, he
> > was the original poster, an he must have had 20 replies.
> > Unfortunately not one of them was his, nor was I able to follow
> > logically what happened.
> >
> > So, here goes:
> >
> > My DMA is *not* checked off. I *think* when I do that, something bad
> > happens (been years). But, as I've been burning stuff on DVD, any
> > speed increase I can get would be much appreciated.
> >
> > I read part of M$ knowledge base on this, but it took me somewhere
> > else when I clicked, and pretty much gave up. So, knowing that DMA
> > stands for Direct Memory Access, that sounds like something I want.
> > Avoiding middlemen, that's true to my cheap heritage.
> >
> > But, maybe there is something intrinsically wrong about my ancient
> > system board, bios, and chipset that will take 6 hours to fix if I do
> > something wrong, again.
> >
> > Is there a simple answer to someone that understands this concept.
> > Obviously the easiest is to just put that checkmark in, restart, and
> > see what happens. But, this old dog has a sneaky suspicion that's a
> > BAD idea.
> >
> > Anyone care to make a suggestion?
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsme.general (More info?)

DMA implementation requires:
1. Support in the bios, and must be enabled in the bios.
2. Support by the OS, and must be enabled in the OS.
3. Support by the ide hardware device.

The information in the post revolves around point 2 only. Can you or the
user verify points 1 and 3?
This must happen before the latter part of number 2 can happen.

"ng_reader" <wilgrow_co@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1amdnT2M6Me5N7jeRVn-gg@comcast.com...
> People,
>
> And I know you are out there,
>
> I read the entire post from this chap about DMA and his PC. Now, he was
the
> original poster, an he must have had 20 replies. Unfortunately not one of
> them was his, nor was I able to follow logically what happened.
>
> So, here goes:
>
> My DMA is *not* checked off. I *think* when I do that, something bad
> happens (been years). But, as I've been burning stuff on DVD, any speed
> increase I can get would be much appreciated.
>
> I read part of M$ knowledge base on this, but it took me somewhere else
when
> I clicked, and pretty much gave up. So, knowing that DMA stands for Direct
> Memory Access, that sounds like something I want. Avoiding middlemen,
that's
> true to my cheap heritage.
>
> But, maybe there is something intrinsically wrong about my ancient system
> board, bios, and chipset that will take 6 hours to fix if I do something
> wrong, again.
>
> Is there a simple answer to someone that understands this concept.
Obviously
> the easiest is to just put that checkmark in, restart, and see what
happens.
> But, this old dog has a sneaky suspicion that's a BAD idea.
>
> Anyone care to make a suggestion?
>
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsme.general (More info?)

Checked and the BIOS is supporting DMA "automatically" using ESCD or
something or other.

So, I ticked the appropriate box of the problematic DVD player, rebooted,
and it worked. Albeit slower.

We'll see when we try to burn a DVD, if it works any faster, as I am hoping.


"Lil' Dave" <spamyourself@virus.net> wrote in message
news:eq41NmGuFHA.3528@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> DMA implementation requires:
> 1. Support in the bios, and must be enabled in the bios.
> 2. Support by the OS, and must be enabled in the OS.
> 3. Support by the ide hardware device.
>
> The information in the post revolves around point 2 only. Can you or the
> user verify points 1 and 3?
> This must happen before the latter part of number 2 can happen.
>
> "ng_reader" <wilgrow_co@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1amdnT2M6Me5N7jeRVn-gg@comcast.com...
> > People,
> >
> > And I know you are out there,
> >
> > I read the entire post from this chap about DMA and his PC. Now, he was
> the
> > original poster, an he must have had 20 replies. Unfortunately not one
of
> > them was his, nor was I able to follow logically what happened.
> >
> > So, here goes:
> >
> > My DMA is *not* checked off. I *think* when I do that, something bad
> > happens (been years). But, as I've been burning stuff on DVD, any speed
> > increase I can get would be much appreciated.
> >
> > I read part of M$ knowledge base on this, but it took me somewhere else
> when
> > I clicked, and pretty much gave up. So, knowing that DMA stands for
Direct
> > Memory Access, that sounds like something I want. Avoiding middlemen,
> that's
> > true to my cheap heritage.
> >
> > But, maybe there is something intrinsically wrong about my ancient
system
> > board, bios, and chipset that will take 6 hours to fix if I do something
> > wrong, again.
> >
> > Is there a simple answer to someone that understands this concept.
> Obviously
> > the easiest is to just put that checkmark in, restart, and see what
> happens.
> > But, this old dog has a sneaky suspicion that's a BAD idea.
> >
> > Anyone care to make a suggestion?
> >
> >
>
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsme.general (More info?)

You did not cover number 3, ide device must be DMA capable.
This means the device understands the commands from the motherboard's DMA
controller, and can keep up with it.
"ng_reader" <wilgrow_co@hotmail.com> wrote in message
newso-dncuzua1VYrvenZ2dnUVZ_sudnZ2d@comcast.com...
> Checked and the BIOS is supporting DMA "automatically" using ESCD or
> something or other.
>
> So, I ticked the appropriate box of the problematic DVD player, rebooted,
> and it worked. Albeit slower.
>
> We'll see when we try to burn a DVD, if it works any faster, as I am
hoping.
>
>
> "Lil' Dave" <spamyourself@virus.net> wrote in message
> news:eq41NmGuFHA.3528@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > DMA implementation requires:
> > 1. Support in the bios, and must be enabled in the bios.
> > 2. Support by the OS, and must be enabled in the OS.
> > 3. Support by the ide hardware device.
> >
> > The information in the post revolves around point 2 only. Can you or
the
> > user verify points 1 and 3?
> > This must happen before the latter part of number 2 can happen.
> >
> > "ng_reader" <wilgrow_co@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:1amdnT2M6Me5N7jeRVn-gg@comcast.com...
> > > People,
> > >
> > > And I know you are out there,
> > >
> > > I read the entire post from this chap about DMA and his PC. Now, he
was
> > the
> > > original poster, an he must have had 20 replies. Unfortunately not one
> of
> > > them was his, nor was I able to follow logically what happened.
> > >
> > > So, here goes:
> > >
> > > My DMA is *not* checked off. I *think* when I do that, something bad
> > > happens (been years). But, as I've been burning stuff on DVD, any
speed
> > > increase I can get would be much appreciated.
> > >
> > > I read part of M$ knowledge base on this, but it took me somewhere
else
> > when
> > > I clicked, and pretty much gave up. So, knowing that DMA stands for
> Direct
> > > Memory Access, that sounds like something I want. Avoiding middlemen,
> > that's
> > > true to my cheap heritage.
> > >
> > > But, maybe there is something intrinsically wrong about my ancient
> system
> > > board, bios, and chipset that will take 6 hours to fix if I do
something
> > > wrong, again.
> > >
> > > Is there a simple answer to someone that understands this concept.
> > Obviously
> > > the easiest is to just put that checkmark in, restart, and see what
> > happens.
> > > But, this old dog has a sneaky suspicion that's a BAD idea.
> > >
> > > Anyone care to make a suggestion?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsme.general (More info?)

Perhaps that's what made me gun-shy in the past. But, I checked it, all's
working, I'm ducky!

(I emailed the DVD maker - Hi-Val/IO Magic/someothercheap-o-brandname and
they told me it *was*!)

Man, that's so much better.

(alright - who do I blame for my frustration? IBM, Microsoft, Digital
Equipment maybe?)

C'ya

"Lil' Dave" <spamyourself@virus.net> wrote in message
news:OJRT$QRuFHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> You did not cover number 3, ide device must be DMA capable.
> This means the device understands the commands from the motherboard's DMA
> controller, and can keep up with it.
> "ng_reader" <wilgrow_co@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> newso-dncuzua1VYrvenZ2dnUVZ_sudnZ2d@comcast.com...
> > Checked and the BIOS is supporting DMA "automatically" using ESCD or
> > something or other.
> >
> > So, I ticked the appropriate box of the problematic DVD player,
rebooted,
> > and it worked. Albeit slower.
> >
> > We'll see when we try to burn a DVD, if it works any faster, as I am
> hoping.
> >
> >
> > "Lil' Dave" <spamyourself@virus.net> wrote in message
> > news:eq41NmGuFHA.3528@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > > DMA implementation requires:
> > > 1. Support in the bios, and must be enabled in the bios.
> > > 2. Support by the OS, and must be enabled in the OS.
> > > 3. Support by the ide hardware device.
> > >
> > > The information in the post revolves around point 2 only. Can you or
> the
> > > user verify points 1 and 3?
> > > This must happen before the latter part of number 2 can happen.
> > >
> > > "ng_reader" <wilgrow_co@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:1amdnT2M6Me5N7jeRVn-gg@comcast.com...
> > > > People,
> > > >
> > > > And I know you are out there,
> > > >
> > > > I read the entire post from this chap about DMA and his PC. Now, he
> was
> > > the
> > > > original poster, an he must have had 20 replies. Unfortunately not
one
> > of
> > > > them was his, nor was I able to follow logically what happened.
> > > >
> > > > So, here goes:
> > > >
> > > > My DMA is *not* checked off. I *think* when I do that, something
bad
> > > > happens (been years). But, as I've been burning stuff on DVD, any
> speed
> > > > increase I can get would be much appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > I read part of M$ knowledge base on this, but it took me somewhere
> else
> > > when
> > > > I clicked, and pretty much gave up. So, knowing that DMA stands for
> > Direct
> > > > Memory Access, that sounds like something I want. Avoiding
middlemen,
> > > that's
> > > > true to my cheap heritage.
> > > >
> > > > But, maybe there is something intrinsically wrong about my ancient
> > system
> > > > board, bios, and chipset that will take 6 hours to fix if I do
> something
> > > > wrong, again.
> > > >
> > > > Is there a simple answer to someone that understands this concept.
> > > Obviously
> > > > the easiest is to just put that checkmark in, restart, and see what
> > > happens.
> > > > But, this old dog has a sneaky suspicion that's a BAD idea.
> > > >
> > > > Anyone care to make a suggestion?
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsme.general (More info?)

I am the original poster (Hillneerg by the way not HeelNrg) and I was late
replying because this group "appeared" to have changed URL and it took me a
while to find it again. I have updated the posts if you are still interested
in following it.
The reason I posted was that the option to enable DMA wasn't showing
although a "test program" that came with Nero showed that my DVD reader was
enabled but had a question mark by the DVD writer. The whole point of the
post was that there wasn't a box to check to enable it and the microsoft
instructions didn't quite cover it as all drivers had the same creation date
(their advice was to install another driver with the Me creation date).
Most of the replies covered the standard way of enabling it rather than the
rights and wrongs of doing so.
Hope that puts you right . I won't post to this thread again unless I can
contribute something positive but felt I needed to explain it to you .
Cheers,
Hillneerg.

"ng_reader" wrote:

> People,
>
> And I know you are out there,
>
> I read the entire post from this chap about DMA and his PC. Now, he was the
> original poster, an he must have had 20 replies. Unfortunately not one of
> them was his, nor was I able to follow logically what happened.
>
> So, here goes:
>
> My DMA is *not* checked off. I *think* when I do that, something bad
> happens (been years). But, as I've been burning stuff on DVD, any speed
> increase I can get would be much appreciated.
>
> I read part of M$ knowledge base on this, but it took me somewhere else when
> I clicked, and pretty much gave up. So, knowing that DMA stands for Direct
> Memory Access, that sounds like something I want. Avoiding middlemen, that's
> true to my cheap heritage.
>
> But, maybe there is something intrinsically wrong about my ancient system
> board, bios, and chipset that will take 6 hours to fix if I do something
> wrong, again.
>
> Is there a simple answer to someone that understands this concept. Obviously
> the easiest is to just put that checkmark in, restart, and see what happens.
> But, this old dog has a sneaky suspicion that's a BAD idea.
>
> Anyone care to make a suggestion?
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsme.general (More info?)

I understand and understood. Just today I went batty trying to figure out
why my out-of-office assistant was missing from Outlook. I'll re-read your
OP, and keep myself abreast.

As for this NG, Windows ME is a little long in the tooth, and it seems some
of the posters/responders get bored with inactivity - that's all.

"Hillneerg" <Hillneerg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:79499391-74FB-461F-B35C-094022D4DCDB@microsoft.com...
> I am the original poster (Hillneerg by the way not HeelNrg) and I was late
> replying because this group "appeared" to have changed URL and it took me
a
> while to find it again. I have updated the posts if you are still
interested
> in following it.
> The reason I posted was that the option to enable DMA wasn't showing
> although a "test program" that came with Nero showed that my DVD reader
was
> enabled but had a question mark by the DVD writer. The whole point of the
> post was that there wasn't a box to check to enable it and the microsoft
> instructions didn't quite cover it as all drivers had the same creation
date
> (their advice was to install another driver with the Me creation date).
> Most of the replies covered the standard way of enabling it rather than
the
> rights and wrongs of doing so.
> Hope that puts you right . I won't post to this thread again unless I can
> contribute something positive but felt I needed to explain it to you .
> Cheers,
> Hillneerg.
>
> "ng_reader" wrote:
>
> > People,
> >
> > And I know you are out there,
> >
> > I read the entire post from this chap about DMA and his PC. Now, he was
the
> > original poster, an he must have had 20 replies. Unfortunately not one
of
> > them was his, nor was I able to follow logically what happened.
> >
> > So, here goes:
> >
> > My DMA is *not* checked off. I *think* when I do that, something bad
> > happens (been years). But, as I've been burning stuff on DVD, any speed
> > increase I can get would be much appreciated.
> >
> > I read part of M$ knowledge base on this, but it took me somewhere else
when
> > I clicked, and pretty much gave up. So, knowing that DMA stands for
Direct
> > Memory Access, that sounds like something I want. Avoiding middlemen,
that's
> > true to my cheap heritage.
> >
> > But, maybe there is something intrinsically wrong about my ancient
system
> > board, bios, and chipset that will take 6 hours to fix if I do something
> > wrong, again.
> >
> > Is there a simple answer to someone that understands this concept.
Obviously
> > the easiest is to just put that checkmark in, restart, and see what
happens.
> > But, this old dog has a sneaky suspicion that's a BAD idea.
> >
> > Anyone care to make a suggestion?
> >
> >
> >

 

[Norman]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsme.general (More info?)

From the machine description, it sounds a bit long in the tooth. RAM may be
scarce. I wonder if setting the DMA controller to the max of 64K would be
helpful?
I have never understood the setting of "restrict DMA transfers--------"
"ng_reader" <wilgrow_co@hotmail.com> wrote in message
newsa2dnaTyoPI9urLeRVn-iQ@comcast.com...
> I understand and understood. Just today I went batty trying to figure out
> why my out-of-office assistant was missing from Outlook. I'll re-read your
> OP, and keep myself abreast.
>
> As for this NG, Windows ME is a little long in the tooth, and it seems
some
> of the posters/responders get bored with inactivity - that's all.
>
> "Hillneerg" <Hillneerg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:79499391-74FB-461F-B35C-094022D4DCDB@microsoft.com...
> > I am the original poster (Hillneerg by the way not HeelNrg) and I was
late
> > replying because this group "appeared" to have changed URL and it took
me
> a
> > while to find it again. I have updated the posts if you are still
> interested
> > in following it.
> > The reason I posted was that the option to enable DMA wasn't showing
> > although a "test program" that came with Nero showed that my DVD reader
> was
> > enabled but had a question mark by the DVD writer. The whole point of
the
> > post was that there wasn't a box to check to enable it and the microsoft
> > instructions didn't quite cover it as all drivers had the same creation
> date
> > (their advice was to install another driver with the Me creation date).
> > Most of the replies covered the standard way of enabling it rather than
> the
> > rights and wrongs of doing so.
> > Hope that puts you right . I won't post to this thread again unless I
can
> > contribute something positive but felt I needed to explain it to you .
> > Cheers,
> > Hillneerg.
> >
> > "ng_reader" wrote:
> >
> > > People,
> > >
> > > And I know you are out there,
> > >
> > > I read the entire post from this chap about DMA and his PC. Now, he
was
> the
> > > original poster, an he must have had 20 replies. Unfortunately not one
> of
> > > them was his, nor was I able to follow logically what happened.
> > >
> > > So, here goes:
> > >
> > > My DMA is *not* checked off. I *think* when I do that, something bad
> > > happens (been years). But, as I've been burning stuff on DVD, any
speed
> > > increase I can get would be much appreciated.
> > >
> > > I read part of M$ knowledge base on this, but it took me somewhere
else
> when
> > > I clicked, and pretty much gave up. So, knowing that DMA stands for
> Direct
> > > Memory Access, that sounds like something I want. Avoiding middlemen,
> that's
> > > true to my cheap heritage.
> > >
> > > But, maybe there is something intrinsically wrong about my ancient
> system
> > > board, bios, and chipset that will take 6 hours to fix if I do
something
> > > wrong, again.
> > >
> > > Is there a simple answer to someone that understands this concept.
> Obviously
> > > the easiest is to just put that checkmark in, restart, and see what
> happens.
> > > But, this old dog has a sneaky suspicion that's a BAD idea.
> > >
> > > Anyone care to make a suggestion?
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsme.general (More info?)

Norman,

I am not sure which post you are replying to, but if you have the same type
of newsreader as I do (Outlook Express) you may want to review You may be
trying to answer this guy's questions:

Hillneerg *enable DMA*


"Norman" <nthums1@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:%238SpKwqvFHA.3152@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> From the machine description, it sounds a bit long in the tooth. RAM may
be
> scarce. I wonder if setting the DMA controller to the max of 64K would be
> helpful?
> I have never understood the setting of "restrict DMA transfers--------"
> "ng_reader" <wilgrow_co@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> newsa2dnaTyoPI9urLeRVn-iQ@comcast.com...
> > I understand and understood. Just today I went batty trying to figure
out
> > why my out-of-office assistant was missing from Outlook. I'll re-read
your
> > OP, and keep myself abreast.
> >
> > As for this NG, Windows ME is a little long in the tooth, and it seems
> some
> > of the posters/responders get bored with inactivity - that's all.
> >
> > "Hillneerg" <Hillneerg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:79499391-74FB-461F-B35C-094022D4DCDB@microsoft.com...
> > > I am the original poster (Hillneerg by the way not HeelNrg) and I was
> late
> > > replying because this group "appeared" to have changed URL and it took
> me
> > a
> > > while to find it again. I have updated the posts if you are still
> > interested
> > > in following it.
> > > The reason I posted was that the option to enable DMA wasn't showing
> > > although a "test program" that came with Nero showed that my DVD
reader
> > was
> > > enabled but had a question mark by the DVD writer. The whole point of
> the
> > > post was that there wasn't a box to check to enable it and the
microsoft
> > > instructions didn't quite cover it as all drivers had the same
creation
> > date
> > > (their advice was to install another driver with the Me creation
date).
> > > Most of the replies covered the standard way of enabling it rather
than
> > the
> > > rights and wrongs of doing so.
> > > Hope that puts you right . I won't post to this thread again unless I
> can
> > > contribute something positive but felt I needed to explain it to you .
> > > Cheers,
> > > Hillneerg.
> > >
> > > "ng_reader" wrote:
> > >
> > > > People,
> > > >
> > > > And I know you are out there,
> > > >
> > > > I read the entire post from this chap about DMA and his PC. Now, he
> was
> > the
> > > > original poster, an he must have had 20 replies. Unfortunately not
one
> > of
> > > > them was his, nor was I able to follow logically what happened.
> > > >
> > > > So, here goes:
> > > >
> > > > My DMA is *not* checked off. I *think* when I do that, something
bad
> > > > happens (been years). But, as I've been burning stuff on DVD, any
> speed
> > > > increase I can get would be much appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > I read part of M$ knowledge base on this, but it took me somewhere
> else
> > when
> > > > I clicked, and pretty much gave up. So, knowing that DMA stands for
> > Direct
> > > > Memory Access, that sounds like something I want. Avoiding
middlemen,
> > that's
> > > > true to my cheap heritage.
> > > >
> > > > But, maybe there is something intrinsically wrong about my ancient
> > system
> > > > board, bios, and chipset that will take 6 hours to fix if I do
> something
> > > > wrong, again.
> > > >
> > > > Is there a simple answer to someone that understands this concept.
> > Obviously
> > > > the easiest is to just put that checkmark in, restart, and see what
> > happens.
> > > > But, this old dog has a sneaky suspicion that's a BAD idea.
> > > >
> > > > Anyone care to make a suggestion?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
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