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Subject: Re: Linux

Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto

Date: 12:38:51 05/12/01

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On May 12, 2001 at 08:18:31, Frank Phillips wrote:

>This problem _coincides_ with installation of my new motherboard EPOX 8KTA3,
>which unlike the last one is KT133A rather than KT133 chipset. I guess one of
>the advantages of Windows is the drivers that automatically come with the
>hardware.

Uh, I am using the EXACT same chipset. You _do_ have to download
and install drivers in Windows to enable the Ultra DMA 100 mode.
Maybe they were preinstalled by your vendor? My HD was more than
4 times faster after installing the drivers and enabling DMA.
That had to be done by hand in Windows also.

>    ide0: BM-DMA at 0xd000-0xd007, BIOS settings: hda:DMA, hdb:DMA
>ide0: VIA Bus-Master (U)DMA Timing Config Success
>    ide1: BM-DMA at 0xd008-0xd00f, BIOS settings: hdc:DMA, hdd:DMA
>ide1: VIA Bus-Master (U)DMA Timing Config Success
>hda: Maxtor 94098U8, ATA DISK drive
>hdb: IBM-DJNA-351520, ATA DISK drive
>hdc: ASUS DVD-ROM E608, ATAPI CDROM drive
>hdd: RICOH CD-R/RW MP7040A, ATAPI CDROM drive

Your kernel seems to support at least some Ultra DMA modes, but I
think Ultra DMA 100 is new in Linux 2.4. Anyway it should be safe
to use the two hdparm commands I described earlier. They work fine
on my Abit KT7A, which is also a KT133A board.

--
GCP



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