DMA Problems on 2nd IDE channel

[tweakmm]

I am having a problem with my 2nd IDE channel. Whenever I enable DMA on the 2nd IDE channel the computer will freeze at the Windows 2000 boot screen. It's been like this for a while and it hasn't really affected me too much but it started acting up after a format. So I have to run my DVD and CD-RW in PIO mode and I can't even burn at it's full speed because it will have buffer underruns.
What could be causing this problem?

 

[shathal]

Might help stating which mobo you actually use.

If you use an Intel chipset board, use the Storage-driver or IAA (Intel Application Accelerator - fancy name for somewhat improved storage driver) - that enables DMA by default & replaces M$'s rather cruddy storage drivers .

The link for them is HERE - but that's only for Intel Chipsets (regardless of OEM. ICH is ICH).

If that doesn't help, please provide some system details? .

- Shathal.

 

[tweakmm]

My system:

IWill KK266
1 Ghz Thunderbird
Game Theater XP
2 HD's on my first IDE channel
Toshiba 8x DVD on 2nd IDE master
Yamaha 16/10/40 CD-RW on 2nd IDE slave

 

[tweakmm]

burning at 8x when I have a 16x burner is not fun guys

 

[bhakasur]

just a check list. i am sure u ve prolly gone thro this already
1) Check the bios. The DMA options should be enabled by default. ( but just in case)
2) Make sure u have latest Iwill Mobo drivers ( or is it ALi drivers ?)
3) IDE cable, blue end should be on the mobo side (i think). Older IDE cables my not support higher ATA speeds


srs

 

[Jeff7]

I just checked the Iwill page; the KK266 uses a VIA KT133A chipset. Usual question where VIA chipsets are concerned: latest 4-in-1 drivers from VIA's website?

 

[Crassus]

I had the same problem in the old days of my Asus A7V133. Make sure you use the latest BIOS Iwill offers for the board and the latest 4-1's (well, reasonably latest - you might not need the one with added AGP 8x - support )
Afterwards go through the BIOS again and enable the DMA-settings, upgrade Win2k AT LEAST to SP1 (better the new SP3) and check that your system runs okay. When the bug was still unknown I shredded my whole Win2k-Installation in less than 2 hours just running it with DMA-devices on both channels, not doing anything special.
BTW, you don't happen to run a Creative sound card, do you?

 

[bacillus]

have you tried setting the cdrw as master & dvd as slave??