Lenovo ThinkPad 380E Setup Manual page 33

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.
When Windows restarts your computer, your DVD-ROM drive will run in DMA mode.
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