Re: Abysmal PATA IDE performance

From: Arjan van de Ven
Date: Thu Nov 09 2006 - 13:25:05 EST


> ata2.01: ATAPI, max UDMA/33
> ata2.00: configured for UDMA/33 <==== why isn't this 66 or 100 ?
> ===============****


you need a different cable for udma66 than you need for udma33; and a
certain capacitor to be able to autodetect which you have...
maybe your laptop maker saved himself $0.05 ;)
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