DMA won't stay anymore! @#@$@ W 98'

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I use to be able to click on this option in the disk option and am no longer able to.
Any one knows how i can do this under win 98.
Thanks

[Frankie G]

What kind of HD / motherboard? I had similar
problem with a Maxtor UDMA66 drive on a UDMA33
interface. Windows 98 would throw a hissy fit and
put it into DOS compatibility mode.
You can try: boot into Safe Mode / delete the drive
from Device Manager / reboot / let Windows detect new
hardware and reinstall drivers. See if that helps.

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It's a SONY VAIO PCV-133
I replaced the original 4g drive with a fujitsu 6gb
it runs under phoenix BIOS
200Mhxz win 98'
i recently reformated and re-installed 98' from ground up.
i can get video to play ok everywhere, but when it comes to the darn previe (Cutlist) I can't seem to have it work. Playback is slow it jitters, transitions plays sometimes and when it does it seems as if it's playing it @ 5fps very jumpy. Uhh
I had my system once running really smooth with same hardware and the thing crashed. Now I've tryied everything and nothing seems to work.
drivers 4.10
Thanks

[KRSESQ]

Double check the BIOS settings. Does your Phoenix BIOS offer a "Full Auto" configuration option? In my Award BIOS, with "auto" selected, it displays NO cylinder/heads/sectors information on the configuration page. The BIOS gets the necessary info from the hard drive itself.

I had a devil of a time getting my old Maxtor 17 gig UDMA33 drive to talk to my new Maxtor 30 gig ATA66 drive (on a UDMA33 controller) until I set all drives for "Auto configuration" (including CD burner).

Another thought: try switching your CD drive from primary slave to secondary slave (or visa-versa).

Check your mobo manufacturer's website. Hopefully they'll have more info on BIOS settings than MY mobo manufacturer did!