Yah, setting all your IDE to auto is OK, the BIOS will figger everything out on boot. However, if you can nail down the settings (for example, disable the slaves if nothing's connected there) then the machine will boot a little faster.
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"UNSUPPORTED HARDWARE ALERT
Changing this setting may have undesirable effects with your hardware. Contact your hardware vendor to ensure that this setting is supported. Hit OK to continue."
If I click OK (leaving the box checked) and reboot, it's unchecked when Windows restarts.
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Something is b0rked here, Windows shouldn't complain like that. Looks like the driver screen is lying to you; you need drivers. Get the latest chipset drivers from your motherboard manufacturer. You shouldn't need a new BIOS, just the Windows drivers.
Also visit the CD manufacturer's site to see if they have any drivers or installation notes. But do the driver thing, and see if anything improves.
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My hard drive does not have a DMA check box in Device Manager.
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Also b0rked; there's no way to know if the HD is at full speed or not.