You could reinstall the IDE channel if you want to. Did you make sure both drives are set to Auto in the Set-up? Did you check that both drives are in DMA mode and not PIO mode? ...........
Look at the screenshot in my reply. Its set to DMA but the current mode is set to non-applicable.
http://www.lemonfridge.com/dropbox/dma.gif
I digged through the BIOS, and found that the IDE device was set to Off. I switched it on and now I get a message during the POST saying that it is an unknown device.
I tried all the suggestions on that link, and none made a difference.
As an experiment I swapped the drives around, with my Pioneer drive as Master, and the factory fitted as Slave (physically swapped them).
The Pioneer was able to read at 8k-9k, with a buffer of 70mb-80mb.
The Philips managed only to read at 1.7k, with a buffer of only 6mb.
(tested by ripping my holiday DVD)
Clearly this is something wrong using Slave drives.
After i read the post, i went to Device Manager, click on the plus sign [+] next to the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers to expand that section.
i can only see the Primary IDE Channel , there are no Secondary IDE Channel.
under my Primary IDE Channel, Advanced Settings Tab,
(NEC DVD Burner) Device 0, is set to DMA if available.
Current Transfer mode: Ultra DMA Mode 2
(SONY DVD Reader) Device 1, is also set to DMA if available.
Current Transfer mode: PIO Mode
so how i can i set the Device 1 (Slave) to Ultra DMA mode as well?
I uninstalled the IDE channel, and it come back as both are PIO, then i changed both devices to "DMA if available". Restart PC, still only primary NEC become Ultra DMA Mode.
i went to "regedit" HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E96A-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
i see 0000 0003 0006, under 0000 i see SlaveDeviceTimingMode which is set to 0x00000010(16), after i set it to 0x00002010(8208) my SONY become Ultra DMA Mode2. but when i test the play speed it still 1.4x and CPU went up 99%. Also if i restart the computer, it will go back to PIO.
In my Bio, there are no IDE option at all, only ATA or SATA.
in your Bios there arnt any IDE options, but in the drive list the last 2 are PATA (i think). These are your optical drives. Make sure both are turned on.
Skybird
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June 11th, 2006 19:00
Make sure both drives are set to Auto in the Set-up.
Check that both drives are in DMA mode and not PIO mode ...........
http://www.the-predator.com/dell/detect.html#1-0-14
chrisgunton
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June 11th, 2006 20:00
http://www.lemonfridge.com/dropbox/dma.gif
Do i delete the IDE channel now and let it detect it again? I delete this yeah?
http://www.lemonfridge.com/dropbox/dma2.gif
Thanks.
Skybird
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June 11th, 2006 21:00
drives are set to Auto in the Set-up? Did you check that both drives are in
DMA mode and not PIO mode? ...........
chrisgunton
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June 12th, 2006 09:00
http://www.lemonfridge.com/dropbox/dma.gif
I digged through the BIOS, and found that the IDE device was set to Off. I switched it on and now I get a message during the POST saying that it is an unknown device.
Still hasnt fixed the problem.
Skybird
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June 12th, 2006 11:00
review this article to see if it is helpful ...................
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxDMA.htm
chrisgunton
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June 12th, 2006 16:00
As an experiment I swapped the drives around, with my Pioneer drive as Master, and the factory fitted as Slave (physically swapped them).
The Pioneer was able to read at 8k-9k, with a buffer of 70mb-80mb.
The Philips managed only to read at 1.7k, with a buffer of only 6mb.
(tested by ripping my holiday DVD)
Clearly this is something wrong using Slave drives.
Where do i go from here?
chrisgunton
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June 12th, 2006 17:00
Suddenly the Philips as Slave now seems to work fine. Not quite as fast as the Pioneer drive, so i'll leave it as a Slave for the moment.
Thanks for your help :)
Skybird
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June 12th, 2006 17:00
not in DMA mode. To review: 1. Both drives are ON in the Set-up; and 2.
The Pioneer is now on the end of the cable. Good, that makes it the Master.
Try clearing the NVRAM here .............
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dmag/syssetup.htm#clearing_nvram
Skybird
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June 12th, 2006 18:00
chrisgunton
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http://www.lemonfridge.com/dropbox/dma3.gif
Both are DMA, and the Pioneer looks to be the better/newer/fancier drive.
Skybird
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June 12th, 2006 20:00
Primary IDE channel. Thanks for posting back. Best regards.
ttttttttttaa
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I uninstalled the IDE channel, and it come back as both are PIO, then i changed both devices to "DMA if available". Restart PC, still only primary NEC become Ultra DMA Mode.
i went to "regedit" HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E96A-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
i see 0000 0003 0006, under 0000 i see SlaveDeviceTimingMode which is set to 0x00000010(16), after i set it to 0x00002010(8208) my SONY become Ultra DMA Mode2. but when i test the play speed it still 1.4x and CPU went up 99%. Also if i restart the computer, it will go back to PIO.
In my Bio, there are no IDE option at all, only ATA or SATA.
what should i do now?
Thanks
chrisgunton
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ttttttttttaa
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June 15th, 2006 23:00
yap, i worked. after i turn on both PATA, both DVD drives were set as DMA.
thanks