Can't Enable DMA...probably because Windows sees 2 DMA managers in device manger? Why the hell?

[beer]

OK -

Today I installed my new processor and motherboard. I wiped the ENUM key in the registry clean away, stuck in the mobo and CPU, and fired it up again. Windows detected everything...and two things are incorrect -

1) It isn't reading my AverMEDIA TV98. In fact I think I can flash the BIOS and it might work. I plan on doing that tomorrow.

2) And this is the killer...Windows reads 2 DMA managers, one of which is yellow-! out because the other one is using the exact same resources. The problem is I can't enable DMA via the device manger on my hard drives or anything. As a result, even though I am on a faster processor, my games are unplayable because the CPU has to hold hands with every damn request to and from RAM because of the lack of DMA.

I've tried deleting the expclation-pointed DMA manager but Windows picks it right back up and continues to not read it correctly. I'm dying over here!!

Anyone got a clue? Please?

 

[obenton]

Try deleting both DMA managers.

 

[beer]

UPDATE:

For some reason, Windows was thinking I was using a PnP BIOS when in fact I had a ACPI BIOS. Once I ran the Hardware Wizard for a completely unrealted thing, Windows added new system devices and now it works.

 

[Budman]

ACPI !!!!

As if we needed an other device to take away an other IRQ!!!

USB & now ACPI , how many useless things are we gonna get?

OK ok USB is OK But really ? do we realy NEED ACPI on Desktop computer?

 

[beer]

Oh well.
At least it doesn't eat clock cycles for breakfast like USB/CNR/AMR/the rest of that stupid non-PCI crap does

 

[Nih]

Yes, when you blow the enum , win98 always installs 2 dma managers and 2 keyboards. You have to delete all and reboot , then it will install 1 or each. Btw can someone enlighten me on the diff between acpi and pnp?? A guy I know is always whining because he's enabled pnp , but can't disable acpi (which is conflicting with his G400 dh. )On a ka7'100 board i believe.