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Appendix
C.
Customizing
the
device
driver
configuration
settings
Microsoft
Windows
Me
and
Windows
2000
Professional
have
two
device-driver
configuration
parameters:
Auto
Insert
Notify
and
DMA.
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
Me
To
change
the
DMA
parameter
settings
in
Windows
Me,
do
the
following:
1.
Click
Start.
2.
Click
Settings.
3.
Click
Control
Panel.
4.
Click
View
all
control
panel
options.
5.
Double-click
System.
6.
Click
the
Device
Manager
tab.
7.
Double-click
CD-ROM.
8.
Click
on
the
drive
that
you
want
to
modify.
9.
Click
the
Settings
tab.
10.
Click
to
select
the
DMA
check
box.
11.
Click
OK.
Enabling
DMA
for
Windows
2000
Professional
To
change
the
parameter
settings
for
Windows
2000
Professional,
do
the
following:
1.
Click
Start.
2.
Click
Settings.
3.
Click
Control
Panel.
4.
Double-click
System.
5.
Click
the
Hardware
tab.
6.
Click
the
Device
Manager
button.
7.
Click
the
IDE
ATA/ATAPI
controller
to
expand
the
tree.
8.
Click
the
device
that
corresponds
to
the
controller
where
your
Multi-Burner
Plus
is
located
(Primary
IDE
or
Secondary
IDE).
9.
Click
the
Advanced
Settings
tab.
10.
Select
the
Transfer
Mode
pull-down
menu
and
select
DMA
if
available.
11.
Click
OK.
12.
Click
Close
to
close
the
System
Properties
window.
A
message
is
displayed
informing
you
that
the
system
settings
have
changed.
13.
Click
OK
to
restart
your
computer.
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2004
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