RE: Ultra ATA problem!
anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 06/06/04
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Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2004 18:32:58 -0700
Thanks but it doesn't help me... =(
I think I need som good drivers...
>-----Original Message-----
>http://www.maxtor.com/en/support/downloads/maxblast3.htm
>
>and copy and paste this address and use the support drop
>downs if you have not allready
>
>http://maxtor.com/portal/site/Maxtor/?
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>has all the help for jumper settings and xp etc.
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi!
>>
>>I have problems runnings my disk a Maxtor 200 gig
Diamond
>>9 plus 8mb cache in ATA 100/133 i.e Ultra DMA MOde 5...
>>
>>I have done the following:
>>
>>My mainboard is Abit IC7-Max3 and I've used a IDE ATA
133-
>>cable which was included with the mainboard. I've
>>connected the single end blue connector to the IDE 1
port
>>on the motherboard and the black connector into the
disk
>>drive. I guess I can't have done anything wrong with
the
>>physical installation..?
>>
>>I've flashed my bios to the lastest available from
april
>>this year.
>>
>>In the bios settings, all vital settings are set to
auto
>>and the bios has no problem to identify my drive.
>>
>>I've got windows XP Sp1 and all updates installed. I've
>>downloaded the Intel-info-file (ver. 5) to help the Xp
to
>>identify my disk drive at optimal settings.
>>
>>I've used the native XP drivers and then the drives on
>>the CD delivered with the motherboard...
>>
>>When I used a software to measure the speed of my hard
>>drive. It shows that I only run at ATA 66 which makes
my
>>system a lot slower :(
>>
>>I remembered that Intel supplies Intel Application
>>Accelerator 2.3 but it does not support the 875p-
>>chipset!! Intel states that they no longer support
>>development of drivers except for on RAID-systems and
>>that they think that the Windows XP native drivers are
>>good enough...!!
>>
>>Maxtor, the producer of my drive, doesn't provide
drivers
>>only for their Ultra ATA controller card...
>>
>>Windows update does not provide any newer drivers than
>>2001-xx-xx or am I wrong? The drivers from my
>>motherboarddisk are never but it doesn't improve the
>>speed of my drives...
>>
>>It felt hopless when I noticed something strange in the
>>devicemanager! If I expand the IDE ATA/ATAPI-
controllers
>>I find:
>>2 of INTEL(R)82801EB Ultra ATA Storage controllers
>>2 of primary IDE-Channel
>>2 of secondary IDE-channel
>>
>>Is this normal? Should I have two of these???
>>
>>If I look at the 82801EB controllers I can't find any
>>differencies between them!
>>
>>But if I look at my 2 primary IDE-channels I can find
>>differencies! In the "Transfer Mode" states: DMA if
>>Available and "the current setting" is set to "ULTRA
DMA
>>MODE 5"
>>But on the other primary IDE-channel has a different
>>configuration!?!?
>>It states:
>>
>>In the "Transfer Mode" states: DMA if Available
and "the
>>current setting" is set to "NOT AVAILABLE"
>>
>>I guess this is part of my problem... I tried to remove
>>the extra devices but then XP will reinstall them every
>>time I reboot!
>>
>>Could anyone help me? I would like to add that I've
>>searched through the Microsoft knowledge library
without
>>succes.
>>
>>Best Regards,
>>Anders
>>
>>
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>>.
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