SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP11740
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  DMA.REG
TITLE:  Workstations Utility to Enable DMA for Ultra ATA IDE Drives 
VERSION:  1.00 Rev A
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  Software Solutions

DIVISIONS: Workstations

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Professional Workstations AP200, AP400, AP500

OPERATING SYSTEM:  Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  For Ultra ATA IDE drives ONLY

PREREQUISITES: N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  October 1, 1999

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  4.x

SUPERSEDES:  N/A

DESCRIPTION:  This SoftPaq provides a registry file that can be executed to 
enable DMA for the Primary ATAPI device.  It should be used ONLY with Ultra 
ATA IDE drives and is NOT recommended for SCSI drives.
   
HOW TO USE:

1. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive.  The 
file that is downloaded is a self-extracting executable with a 
filename based on the SoftPaq Number above.

2. From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file 
and follow the on-screen instructions to unpack the files.
The number of files to be created and total file size is displayed.
You will be given the chance to specify the target directory for 
the files, or default to the download directory.

3. After the files have been created, you may delete the  
self-extracting file downloaded in step 1.

4. From the directory in which the files are created, execute the 
Registry file using either the command below or by double-clicking the 
DMA.REG file in the Windows Explorer.

	regedit dma.reg  [ENTER]

This will create the necessary registry keys to enable DMA.

Copyright 1999, Compaq Computer Corporation.  All rights reserved.

Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.