Should I enable dma

[Garyl]

I have a Hp cd-rw it is the model 9100i and was wondering if you should enable dma. Looked at the manual and did not see it. Thanks for any help on this subject,Gary

 

[dcdomain]

I enable DMA on everything... no problems so far...

 

[BFG10K]

If you see a checkbox for it in the device manage, then by all means check it. When you restart and Windows detects the device doesn't support DMA, the checkbox will get unchecked again. If the box is still ticked after you restart Windows then that device supports DMA just fine.

Note that you might need motherboard driver updates and/or BIOS updates to enable DMA on that specific device. Your best bet is to go to the manufacturers website and check if you are not sure what you need to do.

 

[loogie]

yes, you will want to.

 

[JimMc]

I have an 8100 and enabled DMA under Win98 with no problems. When I had a VIA board and was having problems HP tech support remmended disabling it. Go ahead and try.

 

[nateholtrop]

yah i got all mt IDE's DMA'ed..


nate

 

[urbantechie]

Yes. Many CD-Burners (correct me if i'm wrong) may not work properly when burning at high speeds if DMA isn't enabled.

 

[loogie]

they will work, but the cpu utilization will be abnormally high

 

[billandopus]

BFG10K is absolutely correct about this.

I was having problems with my Plex and my Asus p5a secondary IDE channel conflicting bigtime. My Plex would periodically blow up and not work. I tried everything and couldn't figure out what was the problem. I would have to reinstall Windows to get it working again. I didn't have my Drive Image 4 Pro then. I finally heard about new mobo driver updates and I downloaded them and installed them.

Once I rebooted I checked device manager and my problem was gone. Amazing. I also was able to check DMA as it would not stay checked previously. Now I know that my mobo couldn't handle DMA checked before but with the update it was fine and dandy. Check out your mobo for upgrades if you cannot enable DMA permanently.

Good luck.

 

[NIUBurned]

no my cd burner will make data cds but wont make music cds when dma is enabled

 

[Mule]

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[Garyl]

Thanks everbody for your replys, I tried it and worked great. My buffer never dropped below 98 per cent doing a audio disk,Gary

 

[Unsickle]

Just another one of Microsoft's LAME settings that is hidden behind many menus.