April 2008

Activate DMA mode for IDE controller 4

Activate DMA mode for IDE controller

Large and fast hard disks are very common in computers these days. Running them at the maximum speed is essential to maximize your system’s performance though. One aspect that affects the speed of hard disks is the Direct Memory Access (DMA) configuration on the IDE controller.

Force Windows to Reexamine the DMA Capabilities of Devices 3

Force Windows to Reexamine the DMA Capabilities of Devices

Hardware recognition and configuration is almost completely automated in modern operating systems. Microsoft Windows is no exception here. But that does not mean you can completely rely on it. If for some reason the detection or configuration is incorrect or incomplete, your system might not be running at maximum performance. Forcing a re-examination of hardware can help.