Lenovo ThinkPad 380ED English - Windows 2000 Professional Setup Guide - Page 33

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For the best results while playing back DVDs under Windows 2000, the transfer mode for the DVD-ROM drive should be to be set to DMA mode. To enable DMA mode for your computer's DVD -ROM drive, following these instructions below: 1. Verify that the DVD-ROM drive is installed on your ThinkPad computer. 2. Click: Start ? Settings ? Control Panel. 3. Double-click the System applet. After the "System Properties" window opens, click the "Hardware" tab. 4. Click [Device Manager...]. Expand the [+] next to "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers". 5. Highlight the "Secondary IDE Channel" device and double-click it to open its Properties window. 6. Click the "Advanced Settings" tab. 7. Under "Device 0", locate the "Transfer Mode:" list box; and then select the "DMA if available". 8. Click [OK]. 9. Click [Yes] to allow the operating system to automatically restart your computer. 10. When Windows restarts your computer, your DVD-ROM drive will run in DMA mode.

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For the best results while playing back DVDs under Windows 2000, the transfer mode for the
DVD-ROM drive should be to be set to DMA mode.
To enable DMA mode for your
computer’s DVD -ROM drive, following these instructions below:
1.
Verify that the DVD-ROM drive is installed on your ThinkPad computer.
2.
Click:
Start
?
Settings
?
Control Panel
.
3.
Double-click the
System
applet.
After the “System Properties” window opens, click the
“Hardware” tab.
4.
Click [Device Manager…].
Expand the [+] next to “IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers”.
5.
Highlight the “Secondary IDE Channel” device and double-click it to open its Properties
window.
6.
Click the “Advanced Settings” tab.
7.
Under “Device 0”, locate the “Transfer Mode:” list box; and then select the “DMA if
available”.
8.
Click [OK].
9.
Click [Yes] to allow the operating system to automatically restart your computer.
10.
When Windows restarts your computer, your DVD-ROM drive will run in DMA mode.