UDMA66 and SEAGATE Barracuda harddisks

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SuSE Linux: Version 6.4
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Request:

You own a new Seagate Barracuda EIDE UDMA66 harddisk and want to use it in this mode (They are usually delivered in UDMA33 mode)

Procedure:

  1. To configure the disk, it should be connected to the standard IDE-port of your mainboard, as some of the UDMA66-controller are not known to the utility.
  2. Now you have to boot from the bootfloppy, then insert the floppy with the unpacked utility, and execute the program
  3. Shutdown the computer and connect the harddrive to the UDMA66-controller.
  4. Now power on your computer again, the BIOS should now show the correct value for the disk (DMA Mode 4)
If you have an additional Windows installation on your computer, you don't need the bootdisk, you can execute the utility from there.
Keywords: UDMA66, PROMISE, BARRACUDA, SEAGATE, EIDE

Categories: IDE

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