Appendix C. Customizing the
Changing the Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me device drivers
Windows 95, Windows 98, 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 moving data 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 will be allocating more processing time to video.
Changing the Auto Insert Notify and DMA parameters
To change these parameter settings from the Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me desktop:
1.Click Start
2.
3.Select Device Manager.
4.
5.Click Properties.
6.Select Settings.
7.Click Auto Insert Notification or DMA.
8.Click OK.
Changing the Windows 2000 DMA parameter setting
To change the DMA parameter setting for Windows 2000, do the following:
1.Select
2.
3.Click the Hardware tab.
4.Click Device Manager.
5.Click on the IDE ATA/ATAPI controller to open up the tree.
6.
7.Click the Advanced Settings tab.
8.Select the Transfer Mode
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