HDD TRANSFER MODE problems, bios update?
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2002 7:56 pm
Hi,
i have the following problem, i purchased a maxtor 40 gig HDD ( D740XL )
but the performance is bad! i mean really bad! it's so slow The current data transfer mode is UDMA 1 ( UDMA/33 )
I want it to be ATA 133, i don't have ATA ports on my mobo. In the mainboard manual is mentioned that it it only support up to UDMA 33.
I have 2 hdd's on one 80 wire connector cable, the new maxtor on the end of the cable(master), and the old western digital on the middle(slave). Jumpers on both hdd's are set to cableselect.
Now if i boot up the pc, the new maxtor hdd is set to UDMA33, and the old wd on UDMA66.
So maybey i'll have to do a bios update?
Also i can't find a bios update for my bios, it's a chaintech mobo,
but i can't find a model number.
BIOS-Info, c't/Andreas Stiller, V. 1.5 10/00
Computer ID : FC, SubTyp: 02, BIOS-Level: 116
Rechnertyp : AT,typ ??, Konfigurationsbyte $70
Maustreiber : Microsoft kompatibel, Version: 08.00
Maustyp : InPort-Maus auf IRQ2
Bus : ISA
Hauptspeicher : 640 KB, davon verfügbar : 640 KB
Extended Memory : 1024 KB
BIOS Datum : 07/07/99
Award BIOS gefunden : Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
Award ID-String : 07/07/1999-693-596-8671-2A6LGC3AC-00
Board/BIOS-Version : 07/07/1999
OEM : CHAINTECH
URL : http://www.chaintech.com.tw/bios/bios.htm
Chipset : 693-596-8671 //VIA Apollo Pro Plus (692/596)
INT-13h BIOS Extension: nein
PnP (ACFG,ESCD,DMI) : PnP V1.0/ESCD, DMI V 2.2, SM V2.2
Weiter mit D)MI-Info,E)SCD-Info, sonst Exit:
Please can some1 help me to resolve this problem, it kinda pisse me off, because the hdd is sooo slow i hate it.
I also have crashes in windows xp! IRQL LESS OR NOT EQUAL that too pissed me off! Hardware problems!?
Sorry for my bad english..
Thanks in advance..
Dennis
System:
PIII 500 Mhz
Chipset: VIA Apollo Pro Plus (692/596)
128 SDRAM
Nvidia Geforce II MX 400 (AOpen)
NIC: RealTek RTL8139/810X Family PCI Fast Ethernet NOC
MAXTOR D740XL (7200 RPM)
WD CAVIAR 10 GIG ( 5400 RPM )
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Okay i flashed the bios, with the newest update, but still the same.
first drive is UDMA33 in (startup screen) second drive 66
i have the following problem, i purchased a maxtor 40 gig HDD ( D740XL )
but the performance is bad! i mean really bad! it's so slow The current data transfer mode is UDMA 1 ( UDMA/33 )
I want it to be ATA 133, i don't have ATA ports on my mobo. In the mainboard manual is mentioned that it it only support up to UDMA 33.
I have 2 hdd's on one 80 wire connector cable, the new maxtor on the end of the cable(master), and the old western digital on the middle(slave). Jumpers on both hdd's are set to cableselect.
Now if i boot up the pc, the new maxtor hdd is set to UDMA33, and the old wd on UDMA66.
So maybey i'll have to do a bios update?
Also i can't find a bios update for my bios, it's a chaintech mobo,
but i can't find a model number.
BIOS-Info, c't/Andreas Stiller, V. 1.5 10/00
Computer ID : FC, SubTyp: 02, BIOS-Level: 116
Rechnertyp : AT,typ ??, Konfigurationsbyte $70
Maustreiber : Microsoft kompatibel, Version: 08.00
Maustyp : InPort-Maus auf IRQ2
Bus : ISA
Hauptspeicher : 640 KB, davon verfügbar : 640 KB
Extended Memory : 1024 KB
BIOS Datum : 07/07/99
Award BIOS gefunden : Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
Award ID-String : 07/07/1999-693-596-8671-2A6LGC3AC-00
Board/BIOS-Version : 07/07/1999
OEM : CHAINTECH
URL : http://www.chaintech.com.tw/bios/bios.htm
Chipset : 693-596-8671 //VIA Apollo Pro Plus (692/596)
INT-13h BIOS Extension: nein
PnP (ACFG,ESCD,DMI) : PnP V1.0/ESCD, DMI V 2.2, SM V2.2
Weiter mit D)MI-Info,E)SCD-Info, sonst Exit:
Please can some1 help me to resolve this problem, it kinda pisse me off, because the hdd is sooo slow i hate it.
I also have crashes in windows xp! IRQL LESS OR NOT EQUAL that too pissed me off! Hardware problems!?
Sorry for my bad english..
Thanks in advance..
Dennis
System:
PIII 500 Mhz
Chipset: VIA Apollo Pro Plus (692/596)
128 SDRAM
Nvidia Geforce II MX 400 (AOpen)
NIC: RealTek RTL8139/810X Family PCI Fast Ethernet NOC
MAXTOR D740XL (7200 RPM)
WD CAVIAR 10 GIG ( 5400 RPM )
----------------
Okay i flashed the bios, with the newest update, but still the same.
first drive is UDMA33 in (startup screen) second drive 66