im missing my IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers to fix DVD drive speed

[BiZzZzaaR]

Control Panel>System>Hardware>Device Manager>IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers.

This is missing from my device manager, could it be something else? i need to fix my dvd drive burning only at 1x and i know you can do it this way cause i did it before?
help please!

[guns1inger]

Do you have administrator rights ?

[BiZzZzaaR]

yes

[BiZzZzaaR]

well its my brothers computer but im trying to fix it for him, im on his name and he is the computer administrator~

[redwudz]

Do you mean your controller are missing or just the channel selection for DMA, etc. Some controllers don't list them that way. They let the OS set the mode. But you may get more answers in the Computer forum. Moving you.

[Krispy Kritter]

Try reinstalling the MB drivers.

[BiZzZzaaR]

is that MB - Mother Board Drivers?

[Bodyslide]

Uninstall the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers, reboot into Windows, Windows will reinstall. All should be Ok Then..

[BiZzZzaaR]

OK i found it, well kinda, it was under Unknown at the bottom of the Device Manager and when i opened that up it was something like PCI primary bus controller. i forget exactly what it was called but it had the options to change from PCI to DMA. NOW there's the other problem i found! It was in DMA mode and the DVD drive is burning at 4x and its a 16x drive. So now i gotta figure out what would cause the drive to not burn at the correct speed. I checked the drive itself and it give the option to record at 16x.
IM STUCK!

[redwudz]

The 4X-16X problem may be the media. Besides being 16X media, it also has to be compatible with the burner. IOW, the burner has to 'recognize' the brand and speed of the media. And of course, your burning software needs to be set to the higher speed.