Mark Rode wrote:

> I was having major problems loading DMA bus mastering drivers until I
> turned of DMA support for my CD ROM drives using the VIA DMA drivers setup
> program.....once I did that everything loaded without a problem. My primary
> channel has a Seagate Ultra DMA drive on it and the driver is installed and
> functioning correctly.
>
> My secondary channel has two Mode 3 CD ROMS , both TEAC as a master and a
> slave.....one is a 6 speed and one is a 24 speed. I can only use them with
> the 6 speed as a master and the 24 speed as a slave. Although my new FIC
> 2007 Bios will boot from a CD if properly configured ....I can not get my
> setup to boot from a CD even though I have enabled it in the Bios.

What CD are you trying to boot from? Is pretty much like a floppy, certain info
has to be in a certain place on the CD in order for the CD (the actual disk) to
be bootable. I've only been able to do it once and it was with an HP rescue CD
from a particular machine.

> Are there special CD ROM drives that use DMA.....how can you tell? Why
> would the drivers even attempt to run with the CDs  if the CDs aren't DMA
> supported. Is anyone aware of any issues with Teac CD drives and bus
> mastering. Is it a mistake  to run the 6 with the 24 in this master slave
> configuration.
>
> Thanks
> Mark

HTH

Jose