[. . . ] [. . . ] Double-click IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers to display the list of controllers and channels. Right-click the icon for the channel to which the device is connected, select Properties, and then click the Advanced Settings tab. In the Current Transfer Mode drop-down box, select "DMA if Available" if the current setting is "PIO Only. " If the drop-down box already shows "DMA if Available" but the current transfer mode is PIO, then the user must toggle the settings. That is: · · Change the selection from "DMA if available" to PIO only, and click OK. [. . . ] [. . . ]