Appendix C. Customizing the
Windows XP and Window Me have two
The Auto Insert Notify parameter enables the computer to start audio CD software as soon as a CD is inserted into the
The DMA parameter improves computer performance by having the computer DMA controller handle data transfers from the CD to memory, freeing the computer 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.
Changing the Auto Insert Notify and DMA parameters for Windows Me
To change the Auto Insert Notify and DMA parameter settings in Windows Me do the following:
1.Click Start → Settings → Control Panel.
2.Click on view all control panel options.
3.
4.Click the Device Manager tab.
5.
6.Click on the drive that you want to modify.
7.Click the Settings tab.
8.Click to select or to clear the Auto Insert Notification check box and the DMA check box, depending on which parameters you want to enable or disable.
9.Click OK.
Changing the DMA parameter setting for Windows XP
To change the DMA parameter setting from the Windows XP desktop do the following:
1.Click Start → Control Panel.
2.Click Switch to classic view.
3.
4.Click the Hardware tab.
5.Click Device Manager button.
6.Click on the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers to expand the tree.
7.
8.Click the Advanced Settings tab.
9.Select the appropriate Transfer Mode
10.Select DMA if Available.
11.Click OK.
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