Re: OT: memory requirements

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

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On 01/26/07 15:55, Tyler wrote:
> Kamaraju Kusumanchi wrote:
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>> Is dma enabled for the hard drive?
> 
> How do I check? what is this?

Direct Memory Access.  It lets data be xfered directly (go figure!)
between RAM and the peripheral, without it having to pass byte by
byte thru the CPU.

If DMA were disabled, your whole system would be an old, lame dog.

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