Re: [Thinkpad] 600E DVD DMA Problem

So the exclamation mark is on the hard drive controller?
That would have an effect - the hard drive should be set to DMA
Is the C drive running in DOS compatibility mode?
Did you do a complete virus scan
Did you install the updated warm/hot swap utility. This could be a resources
problem
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffery To" <jeffery.to@gmx.net>
To: "Bruce Markowitz" <scosgt@worldnet.att.net>
Cc: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] 600E DVD DMA Problem

> 98. FWIW The controllers already show up as "Standard Bus Mastering IDE
Hard
> Disk Controller". It seems that the DVD drive is connected to the
> non-yellow-exclamation-mark controller.
>
> > I'll see if I can send you one. Which version is it, 98 or 98SE?
> > The controllers need to come up in Device Manager as "Standard Bus
> > Mastering
> > IDE Controller"
> > You can try changing or installing that thru add new hardware, but I
think
> > you need the IBM specific files
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jeffery To" <jeffery.to@gmx.net>
> > To: "Bruce Markowitz" <scosgt@worldnet.att.net>
> > Cc: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 11:07 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] 600E DVD DMA Problem
> >
> >
> > > There isn't a machine.inf in either of the two Win98 supplement file
> > > diskettes:
> > >
> > >
http://www-3.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4FJ3SC
> > >
http://www-3.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=DSHY-3VQQS6
> > >
> > > But there is one in the Win95 diskette:
> > >
> > >
http://www-3.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=EMON-3MDJP2
> > >
> > > So I should use a INF file from Win95 in my Win98?
> > >
> > >
> > > > Nope, your install is at fault.
> > > > See if there is a file called "machine.inf" That contains the
updated
> > > > controllers. You need to follow the install directions on the IBM
> > website
> > > > to
> > > > get it working properly.
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Jeffery To" <jeffery.to@gmx.net>
> > > > To: "Bruce Markowitz" <scosgt@worldnet.att.net>;
<thinkpad@stderr.org>
> > > > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 1:16 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] 600E DVD DMA Problem
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > I did a clean install. I didn't see any IDE controller downloads
on
> > > > IBM's
> > > > > site. I also suffer from the yellow exclamation mark IDE
controller
> > > > (which,
> > > > > from searching the mailing list archives, seems to be something I
> > should
> > > > just
> > > > > ignore).
> > > > >
> > > > > Jeff
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Did you do an IBM recovery or a clean install of 98?
> > > > > > If a clean install, you probably have the wrong IDE controllers
> > > > installed.
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "Jeffery To" <jeffery.to@gmx.net>
> > > > > > To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 10:37 AM
> > > > > > Subject: [Thinkpad] 600E DVD DMA Problem
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I have a Thinkpad 600E (2645-55U) with the 2X DVD drive. When
I
> > > > enable
> > > > > DMA
> > > > > > > for the drive, I get garbled video when I try to play a DVD;
the
> > > > drive
> > > > > > becomes
> > > > > > > generally unusable. If I disable DMA, all is well, but I'd
very
> > much
> > > > > like
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > > enable DMA for the extra performance. This occurs under both
> > Win98
> > > > and
> > > > > > > Debian. Since I don't have another 600E or another
UltraSlimBay
> > > > device,
> > > > > I
> > > > > > can't
> > > > > > > tell whether it's the drive or the computer that's the
culprit.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Has anyone else encountered this problem? Is there a solution?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > Jeff
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
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