disabling the IDE channel

[kmansp]

How do you disable the IDE Channel? I can see the primary and secondary in the device manager, but there's only an uninstall option. I've also tried that starforce program, but I don't know which one to disable, and when I tried disable all it restarted the computer and I never messed with it again for fear what it might do to my system.

My problem is I'm trying to load an image with D-tools 4.0, but it also says I need to disable the IDE channel for the ODD or dvd/cd-r drive.

[Methadon]

How do you disable the IDE Channel? I can see the primary and secondary in the device manager, but there's only an uninstall option. I've also tried that starforce program, but I don't know which one to disable, and when I tried disable all it restarted the computer and I never messed with it again for fear what it might do to my system.

My problem is I'm trying to load an image with D-tools 4.0, but it also says I need to disable the IDE channel for the ODD or dvd/cd-r drive.

OMG! Did you disable them all? You should be grateful that your computer is even running.
The only functions you should need to use is "disable cd" and "enable cd".

[kmansp]

Are you talking about when I used starforce? Yeah, it definately wasn't good. That's why I haven't used it since.

But how do you disable the IDE channel for the CD-R drive?

[ManMountain]

Tried expanding DVD/CD-ROM drives in device manager, right clicking your DVD drive and select disable?

[Underheaven]

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I've also tried that starforce program

What Starforce program? What game are you trying to play? Does Methadon's suggestion above work?

[Methadon]

What Starforce program? What game are you trying to play? Does Methadon's suggestion above work?

I thought he meant SFN, but I'm not sure.