How to enable ATA/100?

[downhiller80]

Windows 2000
WD1200JB
A7V (with latest BIOS)

I assumed this would be all running ATA/100 but HD tach consistently shows a burst rate of 66.7MB/s

- seb

 

[downhiller80]

Anyone? And yes I do have SP2.

- seb

 

[billyjak]

I doubt you'll get higher than that, my 1200JB only does 64.6 MB's
That is a good score for that drive

 

[oldfart]

<< doubt you'll get higher than that, my 1200JB only does 64.6 MB's
That is a good score for that drive >>


No, it isn't. My 1200JB bursts to ~ 85 - 87 MB's

 

[downhiller80]

Billyjak, you likely have the same issue then, just didn't know it 😀

I've seen several HD Tach scores where people get 85MB/sec or so.

Mine averages a SUSTAINED speed of 41MB/sec - which is nice. 🙂

- seb

 

[John]

Try loading the via latency patch.

 

[billyjak]

I thought I read on the hard drive review that the WD1200JB has a better sustained rate at the end of the platter.
I beleive it started fast went slow and then sped up.
I used to run the latency patch, but didn't try it on the 1200JB yet. Am going to do it now.

 

[billyjak]

After installing the Via latency patch I now get 105.6 MB's peak