Anhang C. Customizing The Device-Driver Configuration Set; Anhang C. Customizing The Device-Dri- Ver Configuration Settings; Changing The Auto Insert Notify And Dma Parame; Ters For Windows Xp, And Windows Me - IBM 40X Benutzerhandbuch

Anhang C. Customizing the device-driver configuration set-

tings
Windows XP and Window Me have two device-driver configuration parameters:
Auto Insert Notify and DMA.
The Auto Insert Notify parameter enables the computer to start audio CD software
as soon as a CD is inserted into the CD-RW drive.
The DMA parameter improves computer performance by having the computer
DMA controller handle data transfers from the CD to memory, freeing the compu-
ter 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.
Changing the Auto Insert Notify and DMA parameters for Windows XP,
and Windows Me
To change the Audio Insert Notify and DMA parameter settings in Windows XP,
and Windows Me, do the following:
1. Click Start
2. Double-click System.
3. Click the Device Manager tab.
4. Double-click CD-ROM.
5. Select the device driver for the IBM 40X/12X/40X Max CD-RW Drive.
6. Click Properties.
7. Click the Settings tab.
8. Click to select or to clear the Auto Insert Notification check box and the DMA
9. Click OK.

Changing the DMA parameter setting from the Windows XP desktop

To change the DMA parameter setting from the Windows XP desktop do the follo-
wing:
10. Click Close to close the System Properties window. A message is displayed
11. Click OK to restart your computer.
Settings
check box, depending on which parameters you want to enable or disable.
1. Click Start->Control Panel.
2. Double-click System.
3. Click the Hardware tab.
4. Click Device Manager.
5. Click on the IDE ATA/ATAPI controller to expand the tree.
6. Click the device that corresponds to the controller where your CD-ROM Drive
is located (Primary IDE or Secondary IDE).
7. Click the Advanced Settings tab.
8. Select the Transfer Mode pull-down and select DMA if it is available.
9. Click OK.
informing you that the system settings have changed.
Control Panel.
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