Dell recommends the customer review specifics about the update to determine if it applies to your system. The update contains changes that impact only certain configurations, or provides new features that may/may not apply to your environment.
The actions of running this utility can be verified by opening the system "Device Manager", expanding the "IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers" tree, and Dbl-clicking the device "Secondary IDE Channel". After the properties window for this device has opened, click the "Advanced" tab. Examine the "Current Transfer Mode" settings. They should indicate one of the DMA modes available for any connected CD devices
Installation Instructions
Default Instructions for PIOtoDMA.exe:
1. Download this file to your Windows Desktop. 2. Dbl-click the file; when the WinZip Self-extractor window opens, click UNZIP to extract the file to the Dell folder on your hard drive. 3. After the file extracts, click OK, then click close. 4. Navigate to the folder C:\DELL\dell and dbl-click the file PUSHDMA2.EXE 5. Restart your system for changes to take effect.
Running this utility provides no obvious indication that anything has happened. Run time is very short, typically less than 1 second. See "Additional Information" for verification procedure.
