IBM 71P7285 manual Appendix C. Customizing the device-driver configuration settings

Appendix C. Customizing the device-driver configuration settings

Changing the Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows NT device drivers

Windows 95, Windows 98, and Window Me have two device-driver configuration parameters: Auto Insert Notify and DMA.

The Auto Insert Notify parameter enables the computer to start audio CD software as soon as a CD is inserted into the Slimline drive.

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 for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me

To change these parameter settings from the Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me desktop:

1.Click Start --> Settings --> Control Panel.

2.Double-click System.

3.Select Device Manager.

4.Double-click CD-ROM.

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 Start-->Settings-->Control Panel.

2.Double-click System.

3.Click the Hardware tab.

4.Click Device Manager.

5.Click the IDE ATA/ATAPI controller to open up the tree.

6.Double-click the device that corresponds to your CD-ROM port. It is either Primary IDE or Secondary IDE.

7.Click the Advanced Settings tab.

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