(Still going through some old messages, but this thread had some misconceptions and myths that I'd like to straighten out):
ATA channel 0: Master: ad0 <ST380021A/3.19> ATA/ATAPI rev 5 Slave: acd0 <CD-RW 24X10X40/Y.IW> ATA/ATAPI rev 0 ATA channel 1: Master: ad2 <ST380011A/3.06> ATA/ATAPI rev 6 Slave: no device present
Here is your problem. On channel 0 You have an UDMA100 disk and an UDMA33 cd-rw. The motherboard IDE controller steps down the speed to the speed of the slowest device. You have to move the cd-rw device
This is not true. With today's computers, all disks will operate at their highest speed, not matter what other device they are paired with. Their transfer rate may be slowed down if *both* devices are accessed at the exact same time, but that's nothing to worry about generally. So just because you have a CD-ROM and an UDMA100 disk on the same channel, it doesn't mean the UDMA100 disk will be slowed in nearly any noticable fashion.
Also mentioned in this thread was something about the cable being connected "backwards". There is no "motherboard" and "disk" connecting direction in an IDE cable, be it a reguler one or a UDMA 100 one. Cables are made to be a little more convenient if you hook them up the "right" way (with two connectors closer together at one end), but it has no bearing on the speed or the UDMA detected.
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