DMA Is Not Automatically Enabled in Windows Millennium Edition (266908)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
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.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/28/2004
Keywords:kbenv kbprb KB266908
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