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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Hardware / February 2006hard drive stuck PIO mode
At my wit's end trying to get a friend's PC (an older PC - a Compaq 5340 to be specific) to run a newly installed hard drive in DMA - it stays in PIO mode. I have tried ALL the obvious fixes short of tossing it in the ocean. Maxtor drive passes all the Maxtor drive utility fitness tests. TIA Then it could be an issue with a) the cable (wrong type) or b) the I/O controler is running in a degraded mode due to incorrect drivers or c) both.  SignatureStar Fleet Admiral Q @ your service! Google is your friend! http://www.google.com > At my wit's end trying to get a friend's PC (an older PC - a Compaq 5340 > to be specific) to run a newly installed hard drive in DMA - it stays in > PIO mode. I have tried ALL the obvious fixes short of tossing it in the > ocean. Maxtor drive passes all the Maxtor drive utility fitness tests. TIA > Then it could be an issue with a) the cable (wrong type) ----------using the new cable supplied with the drive or b) the I/O controler is running in a degraded mode due to incorrect drivers ----------using "Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE controller" or c) both. >> At my wit's end trying to get a friend's PC (an older PC - a Compaq 5340 to be >> specific) to run a newly installed hard drive in DMA - it stays in PIO mode. I have >> tried ALL the obvious fixes short of tossing it in the ocean. Maxtor drive passes all >> the Maxtor drive utility fitness tests. TIA Sine the PC is a pre-2k machine (May 99 according to HP's spec sheet), then very seriously doubt the machine has built in 48-LBA for the I-O controller, and if you've bought a drive larger than 137GB (since all you've said it is a Maxtor drive), then XP (assume it is XP as you've not given much info here) may be degrading it to PIO mode. Also, the cable could have been installed backwards, the blue end goes on the I-O controller, not the hard drive, and lastly, since Compaq's are so proprietary, I'm not sure Compaq ever released XP drivers (since it had Win98SE pre-installed) for the the motherboard components, but you could start here, with the spec sheet: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericDocument?cc=us&docname=c00191341&lc=en &jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN Also, you've not stated whether you copied the drive contents from an old drive or whether you've used the MaxBlast overlay software as this could be another reason it stays in PIO mode, and lastly, it could be a bad cable, bad drive, or the I-O controller is/was going bad, as I don't know the reason the new drive was installed. Bottom line - guessing a solution for this issue is like hunting for a needle in a haystack, as I'm just guessing without all the facts, as I'm sure that's why others haven't attempted to provide a solution - too many variables here. SignatureStar Fleet Admiral Q @ your service! Google is your friend! http://www.google.com >> Then it could be an issue with a) the cable (wrong type) > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >>> ocean. Maxtor drive passes all the Maxtor drive utility fitness tests. >>> TIA |
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