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/ January 2, 2010 10:32 am

How To Enable Direct Memory Access (DMA)

What is the advantage when we enable DMA on our Windows PC? DMA (also referred to as bus mastering) is a technique that some components and devices use to transfer data directly to and from memory without passing through the Central Processing Unit (CPU). DMA reduces CPU overhead by providing a mechanism for data transfers that do not require monitoring [...]