Enable DMA in Windows XP


DMA is not turned on for some computers. We’ll show you how to see if it’s on or off. You for sure want DMA on. This is one major tweak that really can show results!

Click “Start”, “Control Panel”, right click this icon (system icon) and click “Properties”:

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This window now opens…

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Click the “Hardware” tab and your window will look like this…

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Click the button called “Device Manager” and your window will look like this…
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Double-click “IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers” and a menu expands. Double-click “Primary IDE Channel” and this window opens…

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Click the “Advanced Settings” tab and your window will look like this…

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See where it says “Transfer Mode”? make sure “DMA if available” is selected. If you see “PI0 mode”, change it! While we’re here… See where it says “Device 1″? That would be your CD/DVD drive. Make sure DMA is on for that too.