Re: IDE bus won't run UDMA 5

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On Mar 2, 8:19 am, "Jaymon" <jay...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Barry,

Did you set the drives up in the BIOS to *Auto* detect both drives..?

What PIII cpu do you have..? Processing speed, how many MHz..?

Lets face it, your Mobo is just old, cutting edge then, it's a socket 370
PIII, a P3 1400 MHz cpu is the max that board can handle, so you might just
chalk it up to old hardware issues.. Have you tried running the XP
compatibility test that is included on the XP install disk..? It was on mine
anyway, I have used it even after XP was installed to ID possible problem
apps or hardware drivers, etc..

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/CPUSupport_Model.aspx?...
Your mobo, very nice but dated..

http://www.phildev.net/ata-modes.htmlhttp://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/if/ide/modesUDMA-c.htmlhttp://forums.tweaktown.com/archive/index.php/t-4935.html
May be some clues in the above links..?

Might want to build a newer P4 system someday..

It's supposed to be fun, right..? :)
Good luck
Cheers

The BIOS is set Auto detect drives, and it does report UDMA 5
available.

I have 1.1ghz Celeron processor.

WinXP is set to Auto detect UDMA mode, and it picks UDMA 4, even
though the BIOS says 5 is available.
My system runs pretty well, and if I can get the hard disk access to
be a bit faster, it will stave off an upgrade for a while longer yet,
and keep the financial contoller happy, and that can't be a bad thing.

BarryG

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