Does ATA-100 work properly in XP?

In Win2k it did not work correctly. . . was it fixed in XP??.

Windows Hardware 9627 This topic was started by ,


data/avatar/default/avatar28.webp

3 Posts
Location -
Joined 2001-04-10
In Win2k it did not work correctly... was it fixed in XP??

Participate on our website and join the conversation

You have already an account on our website? Use the link below to login.
Login
Create a new user account. Registration is free and takes only a few seconds.
Register
This topic is archived. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast.

Responses to this topic


data/avatar/default/avatar06.webp

17 Posts
Location -
Joined 1999-09-10
ATA100 works in W2k and in XP. Keeo in mind that you have to supply the drivers for the ATA100 controller during the installation.
W2k and XP treats it as a SCSI controller.

data/avatar/default/avatar28.webp

3 Posts
Location -
Joined 2001-04-10
OP
I'm aware of the drivers being loaded during installation...
 
ATA-100 did not work properly in Win2k. Best you could do was 66.

data/avatar/default/avatar16.webp

1615 Posts
Location -
Joined 2000-03-25
well it really depends on what type of controller you have like if it is an add on card or and additional set of controllers on your mobo then it usually sees the drives as scsi devices which removes the bandwith limitation. However if you have an ATA100 controller that is a primary controler on the mobo (integrated into the north bridge) then you need a hot fix for win 2k to get ata mode 5 enabled. Win XP has all the sp2 bug fixes and add ons built right in including native support for ata mode 5.

data/avatar/default/avatar20.webp

1 Posts
Location -
Joined 2001-04-20
I'm currently running ATA100 in Win2K Pro, but not after a couple hours searching for the aforementioned hotfix. It was posted on the main page of this site a while back. Went from serious buffer underruns at 12x burning to speeds that would support 40x. Nice.....