Depending on the MB chipset, you should be able to get DMA on both...
IF is is not adjustable, the VIA driver sometimes turns it on and
hides the setting...

And yes, it should make a difference...  I switched an ATA33 drive
back into this system recently, and it was so slow I had to force
the BIOS to recognise it...

                                                          Rick Glazier

From: "Paul" <[log in to unmask]>
> Hi I have a question regarding the DMA setting in Win 98SE.  I have a
> Western Digital hard drive with ATA100 ,is it necesary to checek the DMA box
> in the properties box to get the full power of the ATA or is it overkill ?
> I would rather enable DMA for my CD ROM on the same channel.  My system
> setup WD 30GB ATA 100 primary master 52X CD ROM primary slave 8X2X32X writer
> secondary master.

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