Burning Issue.....

[wrdmrn1888]

I've done exactly what it said to do in #3 and the results now read

Primary IDE Channel

Device 0
Device Type: Auto Detection
Transfer Mode: DMA if avaliable
Current Transfer Mode: Ultra DMA Mode Version 2

Device 1
Device Type: Auto Detection
Transfer Mode: DMA if avaliable
Current Transfer Mode: PIO Mode

Secondary IDE Channel
Device 0
Device Type: Auto Detection
Transfer Mode: DMA if avaliable
Current Transfer Mode: Ultra DMA Mode Version 2

Device 1
Device Type: Auto Detection
Transfer Mode: DMA if avaliable
Current Transfer Mode: N/A


Is this what I was trying to acheive?

[Chewy]

I would double check the jumpers and cabling on the hard drives, something might be wrong there?

Is this an old dell computer?

[wrdmrn1888]

Dell Dimension 300 - I got it in July'05 and have been adding my own bits and pieces to it since then to try and keep it upto date.

Like I said I only installed the 2nd hard drive on Monday, this is the one that isn't giving a DMA.

[wrdmrn1888]

Guys, a big thank you for all your help! I just sucessfully burned a DVD at 8x. Just like days of old hehe.

Thanks again

[Chewy]

I would use a new 80 wire cable, use master/slave jumpers, not cable select

verify bios is set up for auto dma on all drives

[wrdmrn1888]

Can anyone tell me how to check the bios as chewy suggests?