Hi guys, have  been following this group for a few weeks now.  Can I please
introduce you to my latest issue.

I have a PIII 800 MHz computer based around an ABIT motherboard with 256MB
of RAM running Windows 2000 since last few weeks.  Previously on NT4.

Have just stumbled across an article in a UK PC magazine - PCWorld - which
implies that Win2k and UDMA 100 are not compatible.  I followed the article
and checked my IDE Channel Properties in Control
Panel\System\Hardware\Device Manager\IDEA/ATAPI controller.

Unsurprisingly I am apparently running PIO instead of Ultra DMA, and I am
using the correct ribbon cable and a 100Mhz Western Digital hard Drive - I
believe that the PIO connection is 16.6Mb instead of the hoped for 100Mb .

Any thougts, ideas welcome.

Hope and trust that I am following the correct protocols - please advise if
not

brian skingley


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