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how to disable DMA support for DVD writer in WinXP

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harshagarwal Original post #1
Sep 27, 2005 at 9:21 AM
I want to disable DMA support for my DVD writer in WinXp so that i can upgrade the firmware of the writer.

documentation of upgrade says that i shld disable the DMA support first.

Please help and thanx in advance.
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drvarunmehta #2
Sep 27, 2005 at 10:01 AM
Right click on 'My Computer'
Go to Hardware tab > Device Manager
Go to IDE/ATA ATAPI controllers
Right click the one on which your DVD writer is present and choose properties
Go to Advanced Settings tab
Change the Transfer mode from DMA to PIO
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AlienTech #3
Sep 29, 2005 at 3:56 PM
You dont need to disable DMA to upgrade firmware.