Microsoft KB Archive/266908

= DMA Is Not Automatically Enabled in Windows Millennium Edition =

Article ID: 266908

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

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This article was previously published under Q266908



SYMPTOMS
Direct Memory Access (DMA) is not automatically enabled after you install Windows Millennium Edition (Me) on a computer with a DMA compliant CD-ROM and hard disk.



RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, enable DMA in Device Manager:
 * 1) Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click System.
 * 2) Click the Device Manager tab.
 * 3) Double-click your DMA compliant CD-ROM to view its properties, click the System tab, and then click to select the DMA check box.
 * 4) Click OK.
 * 5) Double-click your DMA compliant hard disk to view its properties, click the System tab, and then click to select the DMA check box.
 * 6) Click OK.
 * 7) Restart your computer.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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