re-enable DMA mode easily on a dvd drive?

[peter]

Is there an utility to check and re-enable DMA mode on my dvd drive?
Is there a way to tell windowsxp not to switch to PIO mode?

 

[Malke]

Is there an utility to check and re-enable DMA mode on my dvd drive?
Is there a way to tell windowsxp not to switch to PIO mode?

Here's information about that:
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxDMA.htm

Malke

 

[Fitz]

Windows reverts to PIO mode only after there have been a specific number or
errors with a particular device. Once it does, then a registry edit is
necessary to re-enable DMA. The procedure is here:

http://www.aiscl.co.uk/How_to_ForceDMA.htm

Fitz