DMA Checkbox question

[nippyjun]

I have a system in which the DMA checkbox would stay checked with my old maxtor 8.4 gig drive. Now i've gotten a new 30 gig UDMA 66 drive with the same system except for the addition of windows ME and the DMA checkbox for the new harddrive won't stay checked. Any ideas?

 

[nippyjun]

ttt

 

[jmorrell]

You may not have installed the correct bus mastering drivers when you installed Windows ME. Try reinstalling the bus mastering drivers for your particular chipset (VIA, Intel, etc.).

 

[nippyjun]

I have an abit bx6 1.0 mobo and the intel 82371
AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE controller software is what windows me chose for the drivers.