If you have an IBM Micro Channel computer, an IDE device driver is available for Micro Channel architecture on the IBM Web site (http://www.ibm.com). Use the Web site search utility, and look for IBM2IDE.ADD.
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The | Auto | Insert | Notify | parameter enables | the | system | to | start audio CD | |||||||
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The | DMA | parameter | improves | system | performance | by having | the | ||||||||
system | DMA | controller | take | responsibility | for | moving | data | from the | |||||||
CD | to | memory, | freeing | the | system | CPU | to | perform | more | important | |||||
tasks. | For | example, | activating | DMA | might | make | movies | and | games | ||||||
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Changing the Auto Insert Notify and DMA parameters
To change these parameter settings from the Windows 98 or Windows
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1.ClickStart .
2.Select Settings .
3. | Click | Control | Panel | . |
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9. | Click | Auto | Insert | Notification | orDMA . |
10. | Click OK . |
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