As it says on my HD box: Buffer Size: 256KB
Average Seek time: <10MS Data Transfer Rate: 33.0 MB/Sec (Ultra DMA-Mode 2) Ultra DMA is also known as Ultra ATA. It has twice the speed of IDE drives. George Bonser wrote: > ATA is, I do not think the problem .... I think ATA is short for ATAPI. > What is the problem, I think, is the DMA33 whatever that is. > > On Tue, 30 Dec 1997, Britton wrote: > > > > > I am looking at buying another system myself. I have never heard of ATA > > though. Is it something I should want, or just more hype? Is it likely > > to be supported under Linux 2.2? > > > > On Tue, 30 Dec 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > george bonser wrote, > > > > > > > > > > > 1) Ultra ATA 33 (UATA) hard drives > > > > > > > No linux supports ATA33 as far as I know. If you can put the drives in > > > > EIDE mode (as most will), Linux will work fine. > > > > > > There is a patch (I forget where, but it's out there) for the kernel to > > > support them. I tried it, but my maxtor8.4 won't handle this mode at > > > 83mhz, > > > only 66. So I set the mode back down, and went back to my old kernel. > > > > > > rick > > > > > > - - -- > > > These opinions will not be those of ISU until it pays my retainer. > > > > > > > > > > > > - ------- End of Unsent Draft > > > > > > ------- End of Forwarded Message > > > > > > > > > -- > > > These opinions will not be those of ISU until it pays my retainer. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > > > > > > > George Bonser > Would you buy a car with the hood welded shut? > http://www.debian.org > Debian/GNU Linux ... the maintainable operating system. > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
