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I wonder if any change in registry will hold, as I have seen this line
change at least four times with no prompting from me. I also wonder if
name has anything to do with DMA option being available.

Demetri Kolokotronis

On Sun, 1 Apr 2001 22:14:50 -0500 Russell Smith <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
> >In Device Manager, Win98, I noticed hard drive might be listed as
> Quantum (and model no.), or  Generic Type 47 Disk Drive, or just
> Disk Drive. If one or the other of latter, can exact name be restored?
> Does name make a difference in performance, or is this just a matter
> of aesthetics?
>
>
>   Hi Demetri:
>
>      It doesn't affect performance, but if it bugs you and you're
> confident with using Regedit then do a search for Generic Type 47
> and replace the value with your drive's name.
>
> All the best,
>
>
> Russell Smith
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