DMA for laptop CD/DVD-RW

[Guest xp-pro]

Windows xp Pro (SP-3 and all updates applied)

Dell Inspiron B130 Celeron 1.5 GHz w/ Samsung SN-S082D CD/DVD-RW

Nero 7

 

How can I reset xp to use DMA for the drive?

 

Previously, Nero burned at the true rate (8x) now, even though Nero says it

will use 8x it is actually 1.2x Obviously, 53-minutes to burn a data or

video DVD is crap.

 

IDE controller Advanced Tab......

Device 0 says Ultra DMA Mode 5

Device 1 says DMA * if available* (current mode - PIO Mode)

 

Thanks

[Guest xp-pro]

Re: DMA for laptop CD/DVD-RW

 

One thing that seems odd. The location shown for the DVD-RW in device

manager is "Location 1 (1)"

 

Does the second (1) show some redundancy or irregularity?

 

Thanks

[Guest philo]

Re: DMA for laptop CD/DVD-RW

 

 

"xp-pro" <xp-pro@nowhere.net> wrote in message

news:%23gqDTNXBJHA.4368@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Windows xp Pro (SP-3 and all updates applied)

> Dell Inspiron B130 Celeron 1.5 GHz w/ Samsung SN-S082D CD/DVD-RW

> Nero 7

>

> How can I reset xp to use DMA for the drive?

>

> Previously, Nero burned at the true rate (8x) now, even though Nero says

it

> will use 8x it is actually 1.2x Obviously, 53-minutes to burn a data or

> video DVD is crap.

>

> IDE controller Advanced Tab......

> Device 0 says Ultra DMA Mode 5

> Device 1 says DMA * if available* (current mode - PIO Mode)

>

> Thanks

>

>

 

 

Just delete the controller in the device manager

then reboot and let it reinstall

[Guest Malke]

Re: DMA for laptop CD/DVD-RW

 

xp-pro wrote:

> Windows xp Pro (SP-3 and all updates applied)

> Dell Inspiron B130 Celeron 1.5 GHz w/ Samsung SN-S082D CD/DVD-RW

> Nero 7

>

> How can I reset xp to use DMA for the drive?

>

> Previously, Nero burned at the true rate (8x) now, even though Nero says

> it

> will use 8x it is actually 1.2x Obviously, 53-minutes to burn a data or

> video DVD is crap.

>

> IDE controller Advanced Tab......

> Device 0 says Ultra DMA Mode 5

> Device 1 says DMA * if available* (current mode - PIO Mode)

 

MVP Hans-Georg Michna has information about DMA and how to reset it:

 

http://winhlp.com/?q=node/10

 

Malke

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