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Re: Ultra-DMA HD, and Article in Reshet-Machsevim
On Tue, 7 Oct 1997, Peter wrote:
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> Ultra-DMA drives are fully usable under Linux if and only if the chipset
> of the mainboard where they are used is supported by Linux (fully
> supported, not just 'generic' support). When used with a
> not-fully-supported chipset they default to lower speeds. 3-4 MB/sec from
> an EIDE Ultra-DMA drive with an internal (on-board) driver is about
> normal these days. Some boards give more.
TX boards on Quantum FIREBALL 1.3GB (non UDMA) give about 5MB/s , while
Quantum FIREBALL 4.3GB UDMA is something between 7-8MB/s
I am using a Shuttle 565 (i430TX) board, Pentium MMX200, 64MB memmory.
--Ariel
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>
> Peter Lorand Peres
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