Re: DMA settings

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From: Colin Barnhorst (colinbarharst(nojunk)_at_msn.com)
Date: 02/08/05 

Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 19:38:36 -0700

I suggest you post to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware as well as here. 

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Colin Barnhorst [MVP  Windows - Virtual Machine]
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"*** Snow" <*** Snow@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:40D25E25-CB1C-4350-BFE0-94977F4C2E4E@microsoft.com...
>I have a Gateway 700XL, 2.53gig.processor, 1gig RAM, the original Lite-On
> CD-RW drive I added a LG GSA-4129B DVD writer (to replace the original DVD
> writer), and a 100meg internal ZIP drive.
> I was having some problems recently writing to DVD+RW disks for my 
> backups.
> I was able to make DVD-R disks OK and the CD-RW drive was functioning OK
> also, both for cd-rw and CD-R disks.  I'm using Nero InCD for packet 
> writing
> and the Nero OEM for writing to the DVD-R's.
> When I called LG about the problems writing to DVD+RW disks they told me 
> to
> check in Device Manager , on the IDE/ATAPI controllers and make sure the
> Secondary IDE Channel Advanced Settings tab had the transfer mode set to 
> DMA.
> I didn't have an Advanced Settings tab.  I did a complete system restore 
> and
> reloaded everything again.  I now have the Advanced Settings tab, can 
> select
> DMA if Available, but the current transfer mode is always showing PIO 
> mode.
> I found a Microsoft support article Number 817472 which pertains to this
> type of problem, but I still can't get the mode to switch to DMA for 
> either
> CD or DVD drive.  I've tried uninstalling the Secondary IDE channel 
> driver,
> deleting the channel itself, and after Windows restarts, the PIO mode is
> selected as the default, so I have to change it back to DMA if available, 
> but
> it still says that it is in PIO mode.
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