Bios Upgrade Etc

[illpirate1]

1). How do i check to see if my bios is allowing the dma setting and how do i go about updating my bios ?

2). As you all know , i have been having problem's burning any dvd , except for re-writeable's. I think that i do have a problem in my ide primary ata/33. I did put a new ribbon in ( 80 ) pin one, instead of the ( 40 ) pin one that was in there. To see if that would make any difference. NADA.
My dma status still remains the same ( dma 6 ). I also tried to uninstall my primary ide and xp could NOT find the primary ide again. So i did have to re-install window's once again.
I did update my sony dvd player to the E version. The lastest one that sony has out.

3). On my other computer i run windows 2000. I can delete the primary ide/ controller and it will find it again. BUT............it still won't go into dma mode 5. Also again i have the lastest version of my other dvd burner. ( which is ) advantage. This one is a dvd 8 burn. ( dvd + or -. Trying to work on both and not succeding on either one. I have come to my wit's end on these 2 computer's.

Help please.

[Chewy]

http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/if/ide/modesUDMA-c.html

regular ide hard drives use dma 5 and 6, some older ones and motherboards only support dma 4

most optical drives(cd burners, dvd-roms, dvd burners) are dma 2, a few newer ones use dma 4

if you don't understand these basic ideas it's best to leave them alone

[illpirate1]

I understand the secondary dma mode 2,4 , 5. My secondary ide controller is set at dma 2. Which everyone say's that is ok ! !
Its the fact that when i unistall the primary ide. XP can't find my ide / primary controller.

That is not the point i am really looking for.
Helping me find out what my bios will allow right now with the dma setting's and how to update my bios

[Chewy]

My dma status still remains the same ( dma 6 )

what did you mean by this?

[illpirate1]

on my primary ide controller.........it is dma mode 6. not dma mode 5 .....like it is suppose to be ... as per instruction on how to get your dma mode set to mode 5.

[Chewy]

that's why I am afraid to send you into your bios, dma 6 is better than dma 5

those guides are only guides, some computers run hard drives as dma 6
(ata133), other run them as dma 4(ata66).

your dma's are fine.

[illpirate1]

Thanks Chewy;
" IF " that is suppose to be fine. Then why can't i burn any other blank dvd ? I have to go and copy my dma mode to show you what i mean.

[NightTran]

what media do you use? program to burn ( post log) and how fast

[Chewy]

Then why can't i burn any other blank dvd ?

we can attack that problem here if you want, you'll learn a lot, it won't be easy.

[illpirate1]

DMA Mode 6 setting's

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[illpirate1]

righ now i only have office max 16x dvd + or -.
I only burn at 4x any more....but that is the only way i can burn right now with the re-writables.

[Chewy]

every sticky or guide you'll need is posted in this sub-forum

attach a full neroinfo report, i hate to read all of it but getting faster

[illpirate1]

i am not going threw nero any more......i use dvd shrink and imgburning ....burning in iso.

[Chewy]

post an imgburn log and that nero infotool report

[illpirate1]

when i waste another dvd ( blank ) i'll show you what imgburning show's me and insert it in here.....i am burning star wars right now and it should be done soon to let you see what error's i am getting