Re: UDMA Question
From: Frank (bbunny_at_bqik.net)
Date: 11/01/04
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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 00:44:44 -0500
I use a fasttrak RAID so my DVD is on IDE channel 1 master
and my CDRW is on IDE channel 2 master. I also use
the 80 wire data cables.
"ellen" <mybkpg@NOSPAMnewshosting.com> wrote in message
news:ObjuEO6vEHA.1400@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
| Thanks, coudl you tell me which is master and which is slave? Right
now I
| have the DVD writer as master and the DVD drive as slave (not using
Cable
| Select)> I was thinking I might switch the configuration.
|
| "Frank" <bbunny@bqik.net> wrote in message
| news:ejjeyMpvEHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
| > Ellen FWIW:
| > My Lite-on DVDROM shows up as a UDMA 4 and my CDRW
| > shows up as UDMA 2, both in the BIOS and Device Manager
| > and as advertised.
| >
| > "ellen" <mybkpg@NOSPAMnewshosting.com> wrote in message
| > news:OeiXvWivEHA.908@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
| > | Thanks - just curious though - the manual for the new Plextor 716A
says
| > it's
| > | capable of UDMA 4. Assuming there's no problem with cable or
drive (I
| > have
| > | checked both), is there a Windows-related reason why I couldn't
achieve
| > it?
| > |
| > | "David Hollway [MVP]" <tNhOrSePaApM@angelfire.NOCAPITALS.com>
wrote in
| > | message news:4182f1aa$0$24201$cc9e4d1f@news-text.dial.pipex.com...
| > | > ..and to add to Carey's answer, the response you received from
Dell
| > would
| > | > seem to be incorrect. The Intel 850E chipset - specifically, the
ICH2
| > ATA
| > | > controller chip - supports two ATA channels with identical
| > capabilities.
| > | > If you were to put the HDD on the second channel, you'd still
get
| > UDMA5
| > | > (ATA/100) mode. There is NO capability difference between the
two
| > | > channels.
| > | >
| > | > Hope this helps.
| > | >
| > | > "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
| > | > news:e1a1dNhvEHA.4072@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
| > | >> UDMA Mode 2 is most you can get with any CD or DVD Burner.
| > | >> UDMA Mode 4 or 5 is for hard drives only and would not really
| > | >> benefit a DVD drive since it can only read or write at its
designed
| > | >> maximum speed.
| >
| > | >>
| > | >> "ellen" wrote:
| > | >>
| > | >> | I own a Dell Dimension 8250, purchased in 4/03. It's my
| > understanding
| > | >> that
| > | >> | the
| > | >> | Intel chipset (850E) supports UDMA 4 on the secondary IDE
channel.
| > | >> However,
| > | >> | my new Plextor 16x DVD burner shows up in Device Manager as
UDMA 2,
| > | >> with no
| > | >> | option for UDMA 4. (My hard drive on the primary channel is
UDMA
| > 5.)
| > | >> I
| > | >> | called Dell and was told that there was a difference between
the
| > two
| > | >> | channels on my system, as the primary channel is assumed to
be for
| > the
| > | >> hard
| >
| >
|
|
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