Jean-Louis Debert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tom Berkley wrote: > > > > Mode 4 is UDMA 66 > > Mode 2 is UDMA 33 > > What UDMA 66 controller is in your box? > > Not necessarily: UDMA 66 is _UDMA_ mode 4, but you also had > _PIO_ modes 0,1,2,3 and 4 (before any UDMA was available). > > Is it absolutely sure in this case, that the CDROM supports > _UDMA_ ??? (It may only support _DMA_ which is not the > same thing). This is what BIOS used to say when booting... What is the difference between DMA and UDMA, if you don't mind? > As for myself I can choose in the BIOS (AWARD 4.51PG) > either PIO or UDMA (or AUTO) for each _device_, not > each _controller_. So I disabled UDMA for the CDROM on hdd, > but it is still active for both disks on hda and hdc. Same for me. The problem is, I cannot choose between UDMA/66 and UDMA/33 - so I have to keep UDMA off. --ET. ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1
