Re: [Thinkpad] 600E DVD DMA Problem

From: Bruce Markowitz <scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net>
Date: Thu Aug 07 2003 - 13:57:51 EDT

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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