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Changing

the

Windows

98

and

Windows

 

95

device

 

drivers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Windows

98 and Windows 95 have

two

device

driver

configuration

parameters: Auto

Insert

Notify

and

DMA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The

Auto

Insert

Notify

parameter enables

the

system

to

start audio CD

software

as

soon

as

a

CD

is

inserted into the CD-ROM drive.

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

run

more

smoothly

because the

CPU

will

have

more

time to

concentrate

on

video.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changing the Auto Insert Notify and DMA parameters

To change these parameter settings from the Windows 98 or Windows

95desktop:

1.ClickStart .

2.Select Settings .

3.

Click

Control

Panel

.

 

4.

Double-click

System .

 

5.

Select

Device

Manager

.

 

6.

Double-click

CD-ROM

.

 

7.

Click Properties .

 

 

8.

Select Settings .

 

 

9.

Click

Auto

Insert

Notification

orDMA .

10.

Click OK .

 

 

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IBM 28L2234 manual Changing the Auto Insert Notify and DMA parameters, Select Settings, System