User guide

34 Matrox M-Series – User Guide
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Solution Make sure the drive you’re using (a hard disk or DVD drive) is using DMA (if your drive
supports DMA transfers). To use DMA:
Windows 2000/XP –
1 Click Start Æ Settings * Æ Control Panel Æ Performance and Maintenance * Æ System
(double-click*)
Æ Hardware Æ Device Manager . (* Depending on your version and
configuration of Windows, this part of the step may not be necessary.)
2 Double-click the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers list item to expand it, then double-click the
name of the appropriate controller.
3 Change each Transfer Mode setting to “ DMA if available ”.
4 Click OK to accept the changes.
Windows Vista –
1 Click Start Æ Settings* Æ Control Panel Æ System and Maintenance * Æ System Æ
Device Manager . (* Depending on your version and configuration of Windows, this part
of the step may not be necessary.)
2 Double-click the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers list item to expand it, then double-click the
name of the appropriate controller.
3 Click Advanced Settings .
4 Under Device Properties click “ Enable DMA ”.
5 Click OK to accept the changes.
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Cause Too many programs may be running (using up computer resources).
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Solution Close other programs, including memory-resident programs like System Agent .
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Cause Your video player may not properly support the video file format.
1
Solution Try using a different video player.
WA R N I NG : Not all drives support DMA well. For more information, see the
documentation that came with your hard disk.