I've been troubleshooting a problem w/my new Plextor W1610AT CD-R drive. Scouring thru these (and other) forums, the advice I've found - to ensure that UDMA is enabled - recommends the following:
-Click the device manager tab
-Double-click my IDE ATA/ATAPI icon
-Click either the primary or secondary DMA channel tab (depending on where my device is installed)
-Click the Advanced tab to verify that I have UDMA enabled
Well...here's my problem:
(1) My IDE ATA/ATAPI tab lists two different ULTRA DMA channels, but its not distinguished by either primary or secondary; they're just listed as simply Ultra ATA Channel
(2) When I click the properties of each Ultra ATA Channel (above), I don't see any tab for "Advanced Settings"
(3) Returning to my BIOS to verify my UDMA options for my CD-R (and HD), I find two options: PIO MODE (which is set to 4) and ULTRA DMA MODE (which always sets to "disabled", despite changing it to 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5).
Guys, I'm stumped! I've done my homework, followed the doctrine of RTFM, read several posts on this topic, but I'm still confused. Can any of you lend any advice? My questions are as follows:
(1) How do you distinguish (in device manager) between your PRIMARY and SECONDARY ATA/ATAPI devices? They aren't distinguished from each other in my panel...it reads just "Ultra ATA Channel".
(2) How do you get the 'Advanced' tab to show up? I'm logged-in as administrator (using W2K). Does NTSF (vs. FAT32) make any difference?
(3) What is the difference (BIOS) between PIO MODE (set at 4) and UDMA MODE (which always defaults to 'disabled')?
(4) What is the best means to troubleshoot your CD/CD-R drives -- to verify that you're maximizing your MBs/device's full potential?
As always...my deepest thanks and appreciation in advance.
