DMA Mode
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From: MowGreen on 27 May 2010 14:38 See this thread which ran for almost 3 years: if your DMA is OFF or PIO Mode (here is a very easy guide to fix it) http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/260038 There's a vbs script authored by an MVP on 4/4/2007 available there, too. MowGreen ================ *-343-* FDNY Never Forgotten ================ banthecheck.com "Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked Rhino wrote: > I'm using Windows with XP SP2 on a nearly new computer (18 months old). > > My CD/DVD burning software is Nero OEM 6.3.1.26. (InCD is 4.2.12.1.) > Whenever I attempt to burn a new CD or DVD, I get a message from Nero DMA > Manager saying "This application has detected that your drive is not in DMA > (direct memory access) mode. To improve your system performance we suggest > you to enable DMA for all drives. Do you wish to run Nero DMA Manager to > enable DMA mode right now?" > > I have clicked OK and rebooted (after it was done) on several occasions but > I keep getting this message. I've checked Device Manager and found that both > Primary IDE Channels and both Secondary IDE Channels indicate a Transfer > Mode of "DMA if available" for both devices in their Advanced Settings. > > 1. It looks as if the settings are correct so why am I still getting the > message? > 2. Is it possible that I am actually using DMA despite the message? How > could I be sure? > 3. Is it possible that a CD/DVD burner manufactured within the last couple > of years would _not_ support DMA? I thought that only very old drives didn't > necessarily handle DMA. What would I need to know about the device to > determine if it supports DMA? The burner is a Lite-on DH-20A4H 20x DVDRW. > > I'd like to get the DMA mode working if it isn't, assuming that it will > actually speed up the burning process. If it doesn't speed up burning or > have some other major benefit, then I can live with it the way it is ;-) > > Suggestions? > -- > Rhino > > |