The original issue was that johnmark had no advanced tab in the IDE channel section of his device manager. Does anyone know how to fix that?
Tidycat johnmark stated the IDE controller was listed when the computer rebooted. Pete explained how to open up the device manager to the Advanced tab to check to see if the DMA is on or not. I'd say everyone assumed it was just a matter of knowing the right sequence to access the info. There are 2 other alternatives I can think of quickly; XP is screwed up or the IDE controler isn't functioning. In that case, go into device manager and troubleshoot the problem. I'd say to review Pete's directions and take that route first.
Opening categories in the Device Manager can be acheived by double clicking the desired entry or expanding the category by selecting the plus box to the left. I say double click to expand or click when a single click makes the selection of a tab in a window. Here once again are the steps to check DMA in the Advanced tab. Start Control Panel In Control Panel double click System In System Properties window Click Hardware tab (if not already open) Click Device Manager In Device Manager Double Click IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers Double Click either the Primary or Secondary IDE Channel Click the Advanced Settings Tab in the Properties window. That is the short step by step method without Pete's entertaining presentation.
Thanks for the info Pete, but I found out something: IT'S DVD DECRYTPER! This program sets DMA to PIO every time I use it. The good thing is that this program rips more thoroughly than DVD Shrink, and gets by blocks. So, in the meantime it's worth the extra time, and I'll look for firmware upgrades. I do do the defrag often, having movies on your hard drive fragments the heck out of it. =)
It may happen while DVD Decrypter is running, but you probably have an underlying problem of some sort. This is actually the first time in several months that I've heard anyone say Decrypter caused their controller to go into PIO mode.
I agree - There's no way that DVDD could force your IDE to drop back to default PIO settings. You need to trouble shoot it from your Device manager. (probably one of my all time short posts, what a record . .)
Well, the advanced tab is absent for me too, and I'm definitely looking in the right place. I know what to do re: DMA/PIO if or when I get the Advanced tab back - the question is, does anyone know how to do that? Thanks.
Opening categories in the Device Manager can be acheived by double clicking the desired entry or expanding the category by selecting the plus box to the left. I say double click to expand or click when a single click makes the selection of a tab in a window. Here once again are the steps to check DMA in the Advanced tab. Start Control Panel In Control Panel double click System In System Properties window Click Hardware tab (if not already open) Click Device Manager In Device Manager Double Click IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers Double Click either the Primary or Secondary IDE Channel Click the Advanced Settings Tab in the Properties window. [bold]If the Advanced Tab isn't in the Properities window, then your version of XP is flawed. That is part of the program.[/bold] In which case you'd need to reload XP.
well there might be a possibility of underlying problem, and I'm not sure it's going into PIO mode, but I do know that if I use DVD Decrypter my burning speed becomes 1/3 as fast along with ripping. Perhaps it's the way I resolve problems but DVD Decrypter was the first program that I pointed to. Perhaps a conflict of programs I have on my computer. I'll keep you posted.
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did the trick for me. there was in fact an update, and it installed a more detailed ATA controller that gave me better management over the transfer mode. thanks for the info, just wanted to let you know it is appreciated.
