new ata drivers

kimber_abx · 02-09-2001, 09:33 AM

anyone try the new ata drivers?
if so please post results.

swannema · 02-09-2001, 10:46 PM

Seem to work fine here, but I don't see any improvement in Win98se.

THat · 02-09-2001, 11:12 PM

infinst_enu.zip(Chip Utility 2.80) + IntelATA603_enu.exe(ATA Driver603). Installed from Safe Mode Command Prompt in Win2K Pro.

Good=more stable, quick responsiveness
Bad =reduced Read/Write Performance

< CUSL2, P3-800EB Alpha Cooler, PC133 256MB SDRAM Buffalo brand CL=3, Promise RAID Card FT100 + IBM 75GXP ATA100 20GB hooked on each channel, RAID-0(Stripe 64kb), 3COM NIC 3C905C-TX, USR 56K Modem, Win2K ProSP1 (2.6GB) in Boot Drive C:\8.1GB, Total formatted HDD C:\+D:\=36GB >

Mode · 02-10-2001, 01:29 AM

Do I need to install any ATA100 drivers under WinMe?

One more questions, how can I install INF drivers under winme?

DaveM · 02-10-2001, 04:39 AM

You should install the Intel ATA-100 drivers if you have an ATA-100 Hard drive.

It will increase your hard drive transfer rates for sure!

Sergy · 02-14-2001, 05:18 AM

mode! just mark DMA mode in Drive propeties. will work fine

no need Intel drivers...

Mode · 02-15-2001, 01:08 PM

Sorry for my ignorance.

Where can I find DMA mode for the Drive under WinMe?

kaos_abx · 02-16-2001, 12:22 AM

Very Easy, First Right-Click on My Computer select properties. This will load System Properties, there are 4 tabs on top click on Device Manager and look for Disk Drives and click on it to expand and there are your HDD.
Double Click whichever drive you want choose settings and there should be the setting to select DMA, just check the box APPLY and then reboot. Repeat after to check and see if the DMA box is still checked.

madrunner · 02-17-2001, 09:54 AM

Just tried the new Beta 6.10 ATA drivers. Here are the major differences I found when running the full spectrum of tests on Sandra (However, I have not completely analyzed the results before and after installing the beta drivers.)

Before Beta
< System Memory > Installed Memory: 128MB (90% true allocated load)

After Beta
< System Memory > Installed Memory: 128MB (98% true allocated load)

Before Beta
Dhrystone ALU 2429 MIPS
Whetstone FPU 1205 MFLOPS

After Beta
Dhrystone ALU 2433 MIPS
Whetstone FPU 1206 MFLOPS

Before Beta
Integer SSE 4874 it/s
Floating-Point SSE 5967 it/s

After Beta
Integer SSE 4880 it/s
Floating-Point SSE 5974 it/s

Before Beta
C: Drive Index 16335
Buffered Read: 86 MB/s
Sequential Read: 23 MB/s
Random Read: 6 MB/s
Buffered Write: 78 MB/s
Sequential Write: 20 MB/s
Random Write: 8 MB/s
Average Access Time: 7 ms (estimated)

After Beta
C: Drive Index 16358
Buffered Read: 66 MB/s
Sequential Read: 23 MB/s
Random Read: 6 MB/s
Buffered Write: 50 MB/s
Sequential Write: 20 MB/s
Random Write: 8 MB/s
Average Access Time: 8 ms (estimated)

There was minor improvement in my ide cd-rom and scsi burner results, and minor improvement in the memory benchmark.

madrunner · 02-17-2001, 02:17 PM

I was using the microsoft ata driver (i.e. using system properties->device manager->cdrom/ide disk properties to set dma mode).

THat · 02-18-2001, 09:42 AM

Nice Work ! Valuable Informations.

jimnsb · 02-18-2001, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sergy
mode! just mark DMA mode in Drive propeties. will work fine no need Intel drivers...

Did notice my check box was cleared too, but when I read the Intel docs ftp://download.intel.com/support/chi...ata/guide3.pdf I see that their driver didn't load on my primary (shows 'dual FIFO' in Dev Mgr). Will checking this box load it or should I d/l the Intel beta?

SYS: CUSL2-C(v1003)/815EP* P!!! 1g/256PC133 IBM 46gATA100/JVC-CDRW TNT2Ultra32 Win98SE

[Edited by jimnsb on 02-18-2001 at 12:11 PM]

jimnsb · 02-18-2001, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sergy
mode! just mark DMA mode in Drive propeties. will work fine no need Intel drivers...

WHOA! I just tried this and had a major problem. After checking the DMA box I restarted; Win98 startup screen stayed up for 15 minutes (bar was scrolling at bottom;not frozen) and HD LED on case remained on. Finally shut off main power (reset and case power unresponsive). Had to start from command prompt and load previous registry. Did I miss something? Just put a check mark in DMA box right?

Sergy · 02-19-2001, 03:42 AM

Your system overclocked? How much MHz on PCI? You used 80-wire IDE cable?

jimnsb · 02-19-2001, 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sergy
Your system overclocked? How much MHz on PCI? You used 80-wire IDE cable?

No overclocking and mHz is 133:133:133; IDE cable is the 80-pin that came with my CUSL2-C (blue end in mobo!).
All IDE set to auto in BIOS and detected correctly; HD&CD both master (no slaves).
PCI IRQ's set manually for all 3 devices which occupy unshared slots; reserved IRQ 10 for NIC in slot 3.
Think maybe I should uninstall/reinstall ATA driver, or maybe try the beta?

SYS: CUSL2-C(V1003) / P!!! 1g / 256mb PC133 CL=3 / IBM 46g ATA100 / CL TNT2Ultra32 / JVC-CDRW
Turtle Beach Montego / RealTek8029 10BaseT NIC / Tekram 315U SCSI / Syquest 230mb EZFlyer Win98SE

02-09-2001, 09:33 AM	#1
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02-09-2001, 11:12 PM	#3
THat Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Asia (Between India & China) Posts: 62	Performance Reduced infinst_enu.zip(Chip Utility 2.80) + IntelATA603_enu.exe(ATA Driver603). Installed from Safe Mode Command Prompt in Win2K Pro. Good=more stable, quick responsiveness Bad =reduced Read/Write Performance < CUSL2, P3-800EB Alpha Cooler, PC133 256MB SDRAM Buffalo brand CL=3, Promise RAID Card FT100 + IBM 75GXP ATA100 20GB hooked on each channel, RAID-0(Stripe 64kb), 3COM NIC 3C905C-TX, USR 56K Modem, Win2K ProSP1 (2.6GB) in Boot Drive C:\8.1GB, Total formatted HDD C:\+D:\=36GB >
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02-10-2001, 01:29 AM	#4
Mode Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 41	Do I need to install any ATA100 drivers under WinMe? One more questions, how can I install INF drivers under winme?
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02-10-2001, 04:39 AM	#5
DaveM Whats in a title, anyhow? Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Near Seattle, Wa. USA Posts: 588	You should install the Intel ATA-100 drivers if you have an ATA-100 Hard drive. It will increase your hard drive transfer rates for sure!
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02-14-2001, 05:18 AM	#6
Sergy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Koenigsberg Posts: 2	mode! just mark DMA mode in Drive propeties. will work fine no need Intel drivers... __________________ CUSL2 BIOS 1.005(AWARD logo changed) P!!!550E @ 852 (155:155:38) 1,7v+ChromOrb 256+128Mb pc133 ASUS v3800pro tv 32mb SB Live 1024 RTL 2x IBM DTLA 20 Gb ATA100 Mobile rack with Fujitsu 4Gb UDMA2 CD-ROM Teac 40x UDMA2 Remote control on COM2 Win98SE rus
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02-15-2001, 01:08 PM	#7
Mode Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 41	Sorry for my ignorance. Where can I find DMA mode for the Drive under WinMe?
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02-16-2001, 12:22 AM	#8
kaos_abx Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 8	Very Easy, First Right-Click on My Computer select properties. This will load System Properties, there are 4 tabs on top click on Device Manager and look for Disk Drives and click on it to expand and there are your HDD. Double Click whichever drive you want choose settings and there should be the setting to select DMA, just check the box APPLY and then reboot. Repeat after to check and see if the DMA box is still checked.
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02-17-2001, 09:54 AM	#9
madrunner Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 2	Just tried the new Beta 6.10 ATA drivers. Here are the major differences I found when running the full spectrum of tests on Sandra (However, I have not completely analyzed the results before and after installing the beta drivers.) Before Beta < System Memory > Installed Memory: 128MB (90% true allocated load) After Beta < System Memory > Installed Memory: 128MB (98% true allocated load) Before Beta Dhrystone ALU 2429 MIPS Whetstone FPU 1205 MFLOPS After Beta Dhrystone ALU 2433 MIPS Whetstone FPU 1206 MFLOPS Before Beta Integer SSE 4874 it/s Floating-Point SSE 5967 it/s After Beta Integer SSE 4880 it/s Floating-Point SSE 5974 it/s Before Beta C: Drive Index 16335 Buffered Read: 86 MB/s Sequential Read: 23 MB/s Random Read: 6 MB/s Buffered Write: 78 MB/s Sequential Write: 20 MB/s Random Write: 8 MB/s Average Access Time: 7 ms (estimated) After Beta C: Drive Index 16358 Buffered Read: 66 MB/s Sequential Read: 23 MB/s Random Read: 6 MB/s Buffered Write: 50 MB/s Sequential Write: 20 MB/s Random Write: 8 MB/s Average Access Time: 8 ms (estimated) There was minor improvement in my ide cd-rom and scsi burner results, and minor improvement in the memory benchmark.
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02-17-2001, 02:17 PM	#10
madrunner Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 2	I was using the microsoft ata driver (i.e. using system properties->device manager->cdrom/ide disk properties to set dma mode).
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02-18-2001, 09:42 AM	#11
THat Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Asia (Between India & China) Posts: 62	madrunner, Nice Work ! Valuable Informations.
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02-19-2001, 03:42 AM	#14
Sergy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Koenigsberg Posts: 2	Your system overclocked? How much MHz on PCI? You used 80-wire IDE cable?
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