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I solved the problem by removing the secondary IDE device driver. Then rebooting. The device was automatically reinstalled. Then I entered the properties page and set the drive to DMA. It immediately switched to UDMA mode 2. This feel much better, the percieved speed of the computer has increased. Me Irie Man... Thanks...

I am running Windows XP. I installed a Lite-On 52X CDROM (LTN526S) But Windows selects PIO instead of UDMA. The CDROM is installed as the slave to a LiteOn 32X CDRW which is using UDMA Mode 2. This may not apply but I cannot put any of the CDROMS as a slave to the hard disk. How can I get both optical drives to use DMA simultaneously? I have a spare RAID channel EIDE port. HELP ...