Philippe Wautelet wrote:
> Civileme wrote:
>
> > 7.0 didn't really support UDMA/66 without a lot of tweaking. My guess is
> > that your WD drive cannot do UDMA66 even though it was advertised to do
> > such.
>
> Not impossible, but my drive doesn't work with any DMA mode in 7.1 (and
> it worked
> in 7.0 and in MSWindows).
>
> Another question directly related to that problem is what are the
> software or
> config files which have or could have an influence on the drive
> performances?
> I'm nearly certain that my problem doesn't come from the kernel. I know
> also
> that it's not hdparm (I tried the version included in 7.0).
>
> Philippe
Actually the big change, AFAIK, is that UDMA66 is set up to work out of the
box.
This would suggest that it is specific to the HPT366 Controller/WD setup.
Go to http://forum.mandrakesoft.com and look under UDMA66 Solved. I think you
might yet be able to make it work, though it might not work at 66. I wasn't
joking yesterday. I am really buying ATA/100 equipment to see if it will work
at ATA/66.
And even if it does work at 66, the missing error-checking feature would make
me distrust my own system. WD drives really do blow off the CRC.
So what is your board--Is the HPT366 integral or a card?
Civileme
