Plextor PX-716A DVD burner and xine (details)

[Christopher J. Bottaro]

Scot L. Harris wrote:

> Quick re-cap of this problem.
> 
> Found that DMA mode was unable to be enabled on Plextor PX-716A.
> 
> Received a message from Ed Hume that may have provided the solution.  He
> recommended changing a BIOS setting on the controller from standard to
> enhanced mode.
> 
> I had a chance to do that last night when I had that system down to
> install a second encoder card.
> 
> I went through the bios settings and found the option to set it to
> enhanced mode.  When I checked the status of the drive using hdparm
> /dev/hda it now shows DMA as enabled.
> 
> I have not run the acid test yet but will later today.  This looks like
> it will resolve the problem.

I can't find that BIOS option on my Dell Inspiron 6000...=(