Microsoft KB Archive/229085

= Drive Does Not Have a DMA Check Box =

Article ID: 229085

Article Last Modified on 1/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you view properties for drives in Device Manager, the drive may not have a DMA check box.



CAUSE
This issue can occur if a non-ATAPI driver is controlling the drive. For example, SCSI drives do not have this check box, and drives attached to third-party IDE controllers requiring a special miniport (such as the Promise Ultra Wide 66 with the ULTRA66.MPD driver) also do not work.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use the Esdi_506.pdr file:
 * 1) Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click System.
 * 2) Click the Device Manager tab, double-click Hard disk controller, click the appropriate hard disk controller, and then click Properties.
 * 3) Click the Driver tab, click Update Driver, and then click Next.
 * 4) Click Specify the location of the driver (Advanced) to select the driver that you want to use, and then click Next.
 * 5) Click Display a list of the drivers in a specific location to select the driver that you want to use, and then click Next.
 * 6) Click the driver that matches the date of your operating system, and then click Next.

Note that for Windows 98 the date is 5/11/1998, for Windows 98 Second Edition the date is 4/20/99, and for Windows ME the date is 6/8/2000.
 * 1) Click Next, click Finish, and then restart your computer.



MORE INFORMATION
The check box for DMA on a drive is a function of the Esdi_506.pdr file and the configuration manager. It is only available when the Esdi_506.pdr file is used or when a third-party driver provides it.

Additional query words: HWSCSI

Keywords: kbhardware kbprb kbui KB229085

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