Setting the HDD to UltraDMA - Club CDFreaks

venomnet · 14-09-2004

Hey everyone.

I bought a new 200G Ata100 Seagate drive.
I'm experienced in putting PCs together but I'm stumped here. The hard drive will not go into UDMA mode, no matter what i do. I tried registry fixes, deleting/reinstalling the Primary/Secondary IDE channels, using multiple cables, etc..
The drive just won't use UDMA, only PIO.

Any ideas?

**H3rB3i** · 14-09-2004

have you checked the bios settings??

*Bronco04* · 14-09-2004

80 wire ide cable installed? - no udma5+ modes without it..

**Dee-ehn** · 14-09-2004

What chipset is on your mainboard? If it's based on a VIA or SiS chipset, be sure to install the (latest) chipset drivers. For NVidia and Intel chipsets, better remove the drivers if installed.

venomnet · 14-09-2004

I have a Asus A7A266 MB, Ali chipset. I used 80 PIN cable, 2 of them but still nothing. The BIOS sees the drive as UDMA 5 but windows won't set it to UDMA, only PIO.

*DiiZzY* · 14-09-2004

@ Dee-ehn
Why remove drivers for Intel unless you're referring to the "Acceleration"-drivers?
//Danne

**H3rB3i** · 14-09-2004

is there a second device on te same ide ide channel, maybe a dvd rw or rom, if yes try to disconnect the device and boot with the hd only

venomnet · 14-09-2004

Yup, tried booting with just the 1 HDD hooked up, no dice.
Same result, only shows up in PIO mode.

**H3rB3i** · 15-09-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dee-ehn

What chipset is on your mainboard? If it's based on a VIA or SiS chipset, be sure to install the (latest) chipset drivers. For NVidia and Intel chipsets, better remove the drivers if installed.

it´s an ALi M1647 chipset! if nothing works i would also try to uninstall also other IDE drivers, but try the latest before http://www.ali.com.tw/eng/support/drivers.php

venomnet · 16-09-2004

I tried several versions of the IDE drivers. I found an old 1.04 version of Ultra IDE drivers, installed them and now all my devices show up SCSI and the burner behaves strangely, with some weird SCSI errors on some burns. The hard drive seems to be UDMA mode cuz it takes under 1 min to copy 700 megs of data...
So I guess the HDD can work in UDMA, but only as SCSI....

**Dee-ehn** · 17-09-2004

@Dizzy: I indeed refer to the Intel acceleration software (those are ordinary IDE drivers that make more problems than anything else)

@H3rB3i: thanks!

@venomnet: sounds strange; IDE devices shouldn't be listed as SCSI devices (although this can be achieved with a certain software trick, it's not a nice thing to do)... don't know a solution for now..
Maybe you can try to remove all drivers with a tool like JV16 Powertools and reinstall the latest drivers and see what'll happen.

14-09-2004	#1 (permalink)
venomnet New on Forum Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 15	Setting the HDD to UltraDMA Hey everyone. I bought a new 200G Ata100 Seagate drive. I'm experienced in putting PCs together but I'm stumped here. The hard drive will not go into UDMA mode, no matter what i do. I tried registry fixes, deleting/reinstalling the Primary/Secondary IDE channels, using multiple cables, etc.. The drive just won't use UDMA, only PIO. Any ideas?

14-09-2004	#2 (permalink)
H3rB3i Editor, Reviewer & Senior Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Austria Posts: 3,165	Re: Setting the HDD to UltraDMA have you checked the bios settings?? __________________ Click here to checkout my Review PC USEFUL TOOLS: DVD Identifier \| Nero CD/DVD Speed \| MediaCodeSpeedEdit \|KProbe 2 Found some interesting news on the web and they are related to optical storage? Don’t hesitate to tell us what you have found and use our news submit or post in our News Forum Help us to keep our Software Section up-to-date. Every related Software and changelog submit is welcome. Click here to join cdfreaks.com , 350 000+ people can't be wrong The ultimate READ FIRST

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Bronco04 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 628	Re: Setting the HDD to UltraDMA 80 wire ide cable installed? - no udma5+ modes without it..

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Dee-ehn Administrator Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: On my chair Posts: 14,986	Re: Setting the HDD to UltraDMA What chipset is on your mainboard? If it's based on a VIA or SiS chipset, be sure to install the (latest) chipset drivers. For NVidia and Intel chipsets, better remove the drivers if installed. __________________ Every answer is just a question away... My other hobby is photography. Come take a look at what I do! Help us fighting cancer! Hardware tools: Prime95, Sandra, MemtestX86, MBM, DFT CD/DVD: Smartripper, DVD Decrypter, DVD Shrink, ForceAspi Check your CPU wattage online! Linux: be root \|\| Windows: reboot

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venomnet New on Forum Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 15	Re: Setting the HDD to UltraDMA I have a Asus A7A266 MB, Ali chipset. I used 80 PIN cable, 2 of them but still nothing. The BIOS sees the drive as UDMA 5 but windows won't set it to UDMA, only PIO.

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14-09-2004	#6 (permalink)
DiiZzY CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Nordic Region, Sweden Posts: 2,988	Re: Setting the HDD to UltraDMA @ Dee-ehn Why remove drivers for Intel unless you're referring to the "Acceleration"-drivers? //Danne

14-09-2004	#7 (permalink)
H3rB3i Editor, Reviewer & Senior Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Austria Posts: 3,165	Re: Setting the HDD to UltraDMA is there a second device on te same ide ide channel, maybe a dvd rw or rom, if yes try to disconnect the device and boot with the hd only __________________ Click here to checkout my Review PC USEFUL TOOLS: DVD Identifier \| Nero CD/DVD Speed \| MediaCodeSpeedEdit \|KProbe 2 Found some interesting news on the web and they are related to optical storage? Don’t hesitate to tell us what you have found and use our news submit or post in our News Forum Help us to keep our Software Section up-to-date. Every related Software and changelog submit is welcome. Click here to join cdfreaks.com , 350 000+ people can't be wrong The ultimate READ FIRST

14-09-2004	#8 (permalink)
venomnet New on Forum Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 15	Re: Setting the HDD to UltraDMA Yup, tried booting with just the 1 HDD hooked up, no dice. Same result, only shows up in PIO mode.

16-09-2004	#10 (permalink)
venomnet New on Forum Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 15	Re: Setting the HDD to UltraDMA I tried several versions of the IDE drivers. I found an old 1.04 version of Ultra IDE drivers, installed them and now all my devices show up SCSI and the burner behaves strangely, with some weird SCSI errors on some burns. The hard drive seems to be UDMA mode cuz it takes under 1 min to copy 700 megs of data... So I guess the HDD can work in UDMA, but only as SCSI....

17-09-2004	#11 (permalink)
Dee-ehn Administrator Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: On my chair Posts: 14,986	Re: Setting the HDD to UltraDMA @Dizzy: I indeed refer to the Intel acceleration software (those are ordinary IDE drivers that make more problems than anything else) @H3rB3i: thanks! @venomnet: sounds strange; IDE devices shouldn't be listed as SCSI devices (although this can be achieved with a certain software trick, it's not a nice thing to do)... don't know a solution for now.. Maybe you can try to remove all drivers with a tool like JV16 Powertools and reinstall the latest drivers and see what'll happen. __________________ Every answer is just a question away... My other hobby is photography. Come take a look at what I do! Help us fighting cancer! Hardware tools: Prime95, Sandra, MemtestX86, MBM, DFT CD/DVD: Smartripper, DVD Decrypter, DVD Shrink, ForceAspi Check your CPU wattage online! Linux: be root \|\| Windows: reboot

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