Plextor PX-W1610TA Operation Manual page 26

Section 2. Installing Your PlexWriter
To enable DMA if you have Windows NT 4.0 SP 3 or higher:
1. Connect to the Internet with a browser and click on the following link to
download the program "dmachcki.exe." Save the file to any directory.
http://download.microsoft.com/download/winntsrv40/utility/1.0.0.1/
nt4/en-us/dmachcki.exe
2. Once the file is downloaded, double-click it to execute the program. The program
runs a short diagnosis of your system, then creates another program called
"dmacheck.exe" in the same directory.
3. Double-click the file "dmacheck.exe" to execute it.
4. In the ATAPI DMA support box, check Enable ON for both channels, then select
OK.
5. When you see the warning prompt, just select Yes.
6. A FINISHED prompt appears indicating that DMA detection settings have been
changed. Select OK and reboot your system manually.
To enable DMA for Windows 2000:
1. Right-click My Computer and select Properties.
2. Select the Hardware tab when the systems properties window appears.
3. In the Hardware tab, select the Device Manager button.
4. Double-click IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers to expand the options.
5. Under IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers, double-click on the listing to bring up the
property dialog box for the Primary IDE channel.
6. Click on the Advanced settings tab.
7. If available, set Transfer Mode for Device 0 and 1 to DMA. Then select OK.
8. Your computer asks if you would like to reboot at this point. Select NO.
9. Repeat steps 5–8 for the Secondary IDE channel.
10. This time, when you are prompted, select Reboot.
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