Re: How can I turn DMA-mode on on my harddisk? (Quantum 13Gb)

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From: John E Bolton
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 00:00

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On Mon, 20 Sep 1999 16:54:31 +0300, "Fredu" <fredu@sci.fi> wrote:

>I need to turn on DMA mode on my harddisk in order to fasten my
>videocapture. I tried to change it from Control Panel/settings but when I
>restart, it still is disabled. I have DMA enabled in my BIOS, I think. I'm
>not that good with BIOS. Well many thanks in advance!
>
>
Fredu,

Since you do not give any info on O/S I will assume W98.
In Device Manager\hard drive\properties\settings select the 'DMA' box.
If you have the correct Bus Master controller instaled this should
give you a Burst Read of >26mps.

Best utility to check this is HTach.

John.

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From: jebmanTEETH@bigfoot.com (John E Bolton)
Subject: Re: How can I turn DMA-mode on on my harddisk? (Quantum 13Gb)
Date: 1999/09/20
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