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Please Help, I Just purchased a Plextor PX-W8432 IDE, I need to enable DMA in properties...however when i try to do this, then reboot, the box would be unchecked. I have an Abit BE-6 with latest drivers and the firmware for the plextor is current. Is there something in BIOS like ESCD that I have to trigger for the udpate to take effect?

sorgie

I suggest you check with Plextor.
Usually when you check the DMA box and reboot and it is clear it is because the device does not support DMA.

flinchme

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I checked with plextor and with the manual and this drive does support DMA. I've spoke with other users with BE6 boards and exact same Plextor model and they got the DMA box checked.

My concern also is that will forcing the ESCD to update make it work?
Or is there something I need to do in Bios?

flinchme

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jjcontact

You didn't say if you were running Windows 98 or 95.

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q258/7/57.ASP?LNG=ENG&SA=ALLKB&FR=0

flinchme

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Win98

jjcontact

Well, I know Windows98 is supposed to do that and Microsoft has the attitude that if the box doesn't stay checked, it is the device that is not DMA capable. If I see anything about that I will let you know. The registry trick from sorgie didn't work?

flinchme

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Most excellent help guyz and it looks like the answer is to wipe out the registry tab like what sorgie mentioned but you also must force an escd update in bios. thank you all it works.

odenne

flinchme,
How do you forse a escd update in bios? I have a question, posted in Win98, which you may know the answer to - it is called win98 and dvd, by user odenne. If you can help, i would be very grateful!
Regards
odenne

flinchme

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you have to do it in bios, should be under the advanced option area where it says force escd update.