To those with VIA chipsets and DMA problems
I finally got Windows XP and 2000 to enable DMA for my CD-ROMs. In Win9x all you have to is check DMA, in Win2k/XP you have to ensure that DMA if Available is selected, however, some of us VIA users still get PIO modes even with this on.
I finally got Windows XP and 2000 to enable DMA for my CD-ROMs. In Win9x all you have to is check DMA, in Win2k/XP you have to ensure that "DMA if Available" is selected, however, some of us VIA users still get PIO modes even with this on. I believe the best option to get DMA is simply to update your BIOS and hope for the best. I updated my Asus K7V 1007 BIOS to 1008 D Beta and WinXP set DMA mode, before I was stuck with PIO mode the whole time.
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Haven't had that problem to my knowledge, but then again I don't seem to get that sorta problems either, and I've run 4 Via boards too!
