Ok, i have a toshiba 6x DVD (SD-M1302) and a creative 48x CD-ROM (4832E). I'm using the ALi V chipset (ALi M5229 PCI Bus Master IDE Controller) on a BCM VP1543 motherboard SS7(yes i know i should get a more heard of better motherboard but i needed a cheap motherboard and quickly) Both devices on my secondary IDE cable.
 
Anyway, i can't seems to get either device to use DMA mode in win2k? i've set it to "use DMA if available" but they still both use PIO mode.
 
I'm using the default drivers for the chipset and drives that win2k put on, and there aren't any updates around, or so i believe.
 
Does anybody have any idea why this might be happening?
(if you need more info on my machine just ask)
 
BTW, i would suggest people do go and check they are using DMA mode becuase when i went into mirc for some help a couple of people looked and they were using PIO mode too, but they could turn DMA when they changed the settings, bastards.
 
Cheers for any help i may get.