Cd-rom and CDRW at PIO mode 4?

[duragezic]

I just noticed this at bootup. Isn't PIO mode 4 kinda oldschool and slow? DMA is enabled for both drives too.

I don't remember much but isn't PIO mode 4 max 16mb/sec when instead the drives should be at udma/33? Of course, neither drives reaches 16mb/sec so it doesn't matter does it?

 

[Bozo Galora]

you just answered your own question

 

[soulm4tter]

i think udma/33 would be better regardless of transfer rates.

 

[Rafael]

If you download the Service Pack 2 for Win2K, that might solve your problem. If your CD and CD-RW support UDMA 33.
Win2K before the SP 2 indicated UDMA 33 drives in PIO4 mode.

Raf