How do I enable DMA

[ricardo]

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I have a Dimension 8400 with 2*200meg drives in it.
The first drive DMA is enabled but the second is not. I have looked all
over for a solution but have'nt been able to find one. I am running XP
Pro SP2

 

[map]

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ricardo wrote:
> I have a Dimension 8400 with 2*200meg drives in it.
> The first drive DMA is enabled but the second is not. I have looked
> all over for a solution but have'nt been able to find one. I am
> running XP Pro SP2

Uninstall it through device manager,then reinstall it through add/remove
hardware or a simple reboot.

--
Mike Pawlak

 

[Malke]

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ricardo wrote:

> I have a Dimension 8400 with 2*200meg drives in it.
> The first drive DMA is enabled but the second is not. I have looked
> all over for a solution but have'nt been able to find one. I am
> running XP Pro SP2

Here is a link to a page by MVP Hans-Georg Michna explaining how to
reset DMA:

http://www.michna.com/kb/WxDMA.htm

If the drive continues to use PIO after you've followed Mr. Michna's
advice, then either the drive or the motherboard is bad.

Malke
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