How can I confirm my two IDE HDs are....

[Sircoop]

running at ATA/100?

I have a Device 0 WD 120gb JB IDE drive & a Device 1 IBM Deskstar 60GB IDE Drive both are ATA/100

When I go to Device Manager in Windows XP and check the primary and secondary IDE Channels it reads

Current Transfer mode (Device 0) Ultra DMA Mode 5

Current Transfer mode (Device 1) Multi-word DMA Mode 2

My motherboard is a SOYO Dragon Plus! and I have everything set to Auto as instructed in the BIOS. AMD XP 2000+ CPU with 512 Nonecc PC2100 DDR sdram. and liek I said Windows Xp Home edition.

Any thoughts?

Sircoop😕:frown:

 

[SmirnoffIsTasty]

Yeah, its ata100. Doesn't make a difference anyway, even if you were running @ ata66, the WD peak transfer rate is 50MB/s I think.

 

[AkumaBao]

Hmmm...sounds about right.

 

[MacaroneePenguin]

UDMA 5 is ATA/100

MultiWord DMA 2 is usually for CDRW or CD/DVD-Roms.

However, if Windows XP for some reason has a problem with any device such as your Deskstar it will downgrade the transfer speed. This is an article on MS site, just don't remember which one. I'm having the same problem with my secondary HD set at PIO mode and I can't do anything about it except get a new HD.

Hope that Helps

 

[networkman]

HWINFO32 is a nifty little program that will identify just about everything in your system including what ATA level your devices are at, along with a WHOLE lot of other stuff. 🙂

 

[Sircoop]

Thanks everyone I will give the Prg you mentioned a shot!