Lenovo ThinkPad 40Y8706 - Manual (Page 26)

Enabling DMA
This section explains enabling the DMA setting with Windows 2000 and Windows
XP.
For Windows 2000
1. Click Start , move the cursor to Settings , and click Control Panel .
2. Double-click System .
3. Click the Hardware tab.
4. Click the Device Manager button.
5. Click IDE ATA/ATAPI controller to pull down the submenu.
6. Double-click Secondary IDE . (Double-click Primary IDE if you are using the
ThinkPad A21e computer.)
7. Select the DMA is available as the Transfer Mode.
8. Click OK .
9. Click Close to close System Properties window. A message displays, informing
you that the system settings have changed.
10. Click OK to restart the system.
For Windows XP
1. Click Start , move the cursor to My Computer , and click on it.
2. Click on View system information under System Tasks.
3. Click the Hardware tab.
4. Click the Device Manager button.
5. Click IDE ATA/ATAPI controller to pull down the submenu.
6. Double-click Secondary IDE . (Double-click Primary IDE if you are using the
ThinkPad A21e computer.)
7. Click the Advanced Settings tab.
8. Select DMA if available as the Transfer Mode.
9. Click OK .
10. Click Close to close the System Properties window.
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