See here for information in this...
http://microsoft.com/hwdev/tech/storage/IDE-DMA.asp
HTH
Lorne
Quote:> I cannot get windows XP to detect DMA mode on my Hitachi
> DVD GD-2500 DVD ROM, it does support DMA because I use it
> all the time with the windows9.x series. If I unatach my
> CD burner and keep plugging and unplugging the IDE cable,
> after a while it will pick up, but as soon as I hook up
> the CD burner back onto the IDE cable, it goes back to POI
> mode