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brymer@arcadia.cs.rmit.edu.au (Justin) writes:

> hi,
>   I've just installed a Bigfoot 6.4G drive on my triton i430VX MB and
> have had a bit of trouble, hdparm reports the maxPIO as mode 2, where
> the drive and controller are capable of mode 4, at the moment i'm getting
> ~1.5 meg/second.  Anyone got any idea's? thanks
> 
> P.S Kernel version 2.0.30
> 
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Just a thought, had a similar problem with a W95 box that had a head 
crash, the HDD was replaced under warranty, but when it came back the 
supposedly Mode 4 hard drive would only run in mode 2, which made a fair 
difference in performance.  Aside from that, it appeared normal. The bios 
would show it as mode 2 on boot up as well, you don't say if that is the 
case here. Basically, it was a crook drive and after persistent bitching 
at the machine supplier, a replacement drive was sent and duly installed, 
which solved the problem. 
Hope this helps.

Geoff Roberts
Computer Systems Manager 
Saint Marks College
geoffrob@stmarks.pp.catholic.edu.au