Appendix A. Customizing the device driver configuration settings
Microsoft Windows Me and Windows 2000 Professional have two
The Auto Insert Notify parameter enables the computer to start playing or accessing the disc automatically after being inserted in the drive. The DMA parameter improves the computer performance by having the computer DMA controller handle data transfers from the CD to memory, freeing the computer’s 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.
Enabling DMA for Windows XP
To change the DMA parameter setting from the Windows XP desktop, complete these steps:
1.Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2.Click Switch to classic view on the left side of the Control Panel Window.
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4.Click the Hardware tab, and then click the Device Manager button.
5.Click the IDE ATA/ATAPI controller to expand the tree.
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7.Click the Advanced Settings tab.
8.Select the appropriate Transfer Mode
9.Select DMA if it is available.
10.Click OK.
Enabling digital audio extraction
Your system must be properly configured to play back digital audio from this drive. There are two settings that must be configured. One setting is in the device properties, and a second setting is in Windows Media Player.
To set the device properties, complete these steps:
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2.Select Device Manager from the Hardware tab. In Windows Me, the Hardware tab shows the Device Manager directly without clicking the button, as shown in the figure below.
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