See this for a nice tutorial
*www.onthegosoft.com/dma_setting_nt.htm
*www.real-knowledge.com/dma.htm
or try this free software.... DMA reset tool ...
*svp.co.uk/helpdesk/index.php?_m=downloads&_a=viewdownload&downloaditemid=15&nav=0
Device manager ----->IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers--->(Expand)it-->IDE Primary Channel/Secondary channel---->right click then properties--->Advance settings Tab
thats about it