amarok:root # hdparm -d /dev/hda

/dev/hda:
 using_dma    =  0 (off)



 amarok:root # hdparm -d 1 /dev/hda

/dev/hda:
 setting using_dma to 1 (on)
 HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Operation not permitted
 using_dma    =  0 (off)