Appendix C. Customizing the device driver configuration settings
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional has two
The Auto Insert Notify parameter enables the computer to start playing or accessing the disc automatically after being inserted in the drive. The DMA parameter improves the computer performance by having the computer DMA controller handle data transfers from the CD to memory, freeing the computer’s microprocessor to perform more important tasks. For example, activating DMA might make movies and games run more smoothly because the microprocessor is allocating more processing time to video.
Enabling DMA for Windows 2000 Professional
To change the parameter settings for Windows 2000 Professional, do the following:
1.Click Start.
2.Click Settings.
3.Click Control Panel.
4.
5.Click the Hardware tab.
6.Click the Device Manager button.
7.Click the IDE ATA/ATAPI controller to expand the tree.
8.Click the device that corresponds to the controller where your Super
9.Click the Advanced Settings tab.
10.Select the Transfer Mode
11.Click OK.
12.Click Close to close the System Properties window. A message is displayed informing you that the system settings have changed.
13.Click OK to restart your computer.
Enabling DMA for Windows XP
To change the DMA parameter setting from the Windows XP desktop, do the following:
1.Click Start.
2.Click Control Panel.
3.Click Switch to classic view.
4.
5.Click the Hardware tab.
6.Click the Device Manager button.
7.Click the IDE ATA/ATAPI controller to expand the tree.
8.
9.Click the Advanced Settings tab.
10.Select the appropriate Transfer Mode
11.Select DMA if it is available.
12.Click OK.
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