How do I set my DMA mode on A7N8X?

[Magnumike1]

When I used VIA boards I could go into device manager then click on IDE controllers/properties and set my DMA preferences. However, on this board, when I click on the IDE controller in device manager and then on nforce IDE controllers/properties, it doesn't give me a tab for doing that. the only tabs there are "General, Driver, and processes". There is nothing there for me to set DMA mode. Can I do it on this board or is it automatically set to the highest DMA mode my HD will run at?

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: Magnumike1
When I used VIA boards I could go into device manager then click on IDE controllers/properties and set my DMA preferences. However, on this board, when I click on the IDE controller in device manager and then on nforce IDE controllers/properties, it doesn't give me a tab for doing that. the only tabs there are "General, Driver, and processes". There is nothing there for me to set DMA mode. Can I do it on this board or is it automatically set to the highest DMA mode my HD will run at?

theres no Advanced Settings tab under IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers in either the Primary IDE or Secondary IDE Channel? Its there for me and I'm also running the A7N8X.

 

[Magnumike1]

I ma using the 2.00 drivers from the nvidia site and no I don't have an advanced tab. I also noticed that there is no primary and secondary controller. Just an NVIDIA nforce IDE controller.

 

[chizow]

Download the 1.16 Nforce UDA's from Asus' website. These are actually newer/optimized drivers for the A7N8X-DLX (get hte A7N8X if you don't have the deluxe).

Uninstall/remove the IDE controllers from device manager and then reboot.

Install the 1.16 drivers and see if the advanced tab is there.

Chiz