hi PaRaDox

my computer is mail order, so i think my chipset is intel

my secondary ide channel
device o
device type auto detection (greyed out)
transfer mode dma if available
currant transfer mode pio mode (greyed out)

device1
device type auto detection (greyed out)
transfer mode dma if available
currant transfer mode pio mode (greyed out)


I have now established that
primary ide master wdc wd 800bb-00caa0 (i guess that's my hard drive)
primary ide slave not installed

secondary ide master cd-rewriter
secondary ide slave dvd rom

excuse my ignorance, but does that mean i have not got dma available on my secondary device this is where i get a little lost,

many thank for your time and patients

maggie