Is my 850E IDE in DMA mode?

[Todd33]

In Device manager (XP pro) it says "Intel 82801DB Ultra ATA Controller" but it has no advanced tab, so no switching from PIO to DMA. I went and found a newer Intel driver package and tried that, same device name. Is it running as it should be or is some gimp default MS driver running in PIO mode?

 

[Todd33]

Found the answer. Intel application excelerator takes the tab away. You can check your drive mode with the IAA app, it has all the info. Both drives are at UDMA 5, which the best for my drives I believe.

More info here:

http://www.abxzone.com/forums/showthread/t-26115.html