ATA 66 working???

[MaGR]

Hi,

I have a Quantum Fireball ATA66 13gig HD but how do I tell if it's actually running at 66?????????
During startup it says ATA33..........
Both Motherboard and HD support 66, I thought it just detected straight away and I didn't have to do anything to get it to work?????????

What do I have to do?

 

[compuwiz1]

As it boots up, does the bios screen say UDMA Mode4 as it identifies the drives? If so, they are identified and capable of running in ATA66 mode, however you may still have to install controller drivers.

 

[Animefreak]

you using a UDMA 66 cable..don't know if it would make a difference.

 

[Wallysaurus]

MaGR,
Go to Quantum's site and see if they have a utility to download that that verifies that ATA66 is enabled in your drive. Some of the early drives were shipped with the ATA66 feature disabled because of compatibility issues.

 

[MaGR]

Thanks guys,

I do have the UDMA 66 cable connected.....It came with the motherboard.
I had a quick look at quantum's site and they have a 33-66 change utillity so I will try that when I get home from work.
Should give me a bit of a performence boost

Not much point having ATA66 if it's not enabled eh!??!?!?!