SATA HDD set to PIO

[ORGANDONOR]

i play BF2.. and it had been loading slow, so i search google for possible fixes. this is where i read that after 6 errors XP lowers the HDD transfer rate to fix this.. so i go to device mngr and check, and sure enough... it's been lowered to PIO, which we all know is super slow compared to the 3GB/s my SATA (i believe it's an SATA II) HDD is capable of...

in the same article i read about PIO, there is a fix.. but i think the fix is for IDE HDDs..

here's the article: http://forums.totalbf2.com/showthread.php?t=81550

and here's a screen shot within device mngr:

http://odonor.com/temp/untitled.PNG
http://odonor.com/temp/untitled2.PNG

i built this computer in Jan(my first) and have no idea about HDD stuff, really...

i'll be glad to take screenshots of any info needed

thanks in advance

 

[Nocturnal]

Your screen shots don't work. That is strange. I'd just uninstall the SATA drivers and reinstall them again. Or check if there are any updated versions.

 

[ORGANDONOR]

the hdd was bought OEM.. no drivers

 

[Old Hippie]

Your screen shots don't work.

Some kind of "Un-Athorized Referer" error.

 

[ORGANDONOR]

okay, hold on

 

[ORGANDONOR]

http://odonor.com/temp/untitled.PNG

http://odonor.com/temp/untitled2.PNG

 

[acole1]

Try forceing it to SATA 2 and see if it stays and your BF2 preformance is better.

 

[Oyeve]

P= pissed
I= it
O= off

 

[ORGANDONOR]

Originally posted by: acole1
Try forceing it to SATA 2 and see if it stays and your BF2 preformance is better.

well that ****** ****** up..

it wouldn't boot in sata I or II

then when i put it back into PIO, i got to watch the windows booting screen for 5 minutes 0.o



which is the same problem i had when i first put the comp together.. at boot, it would just hang up.

sounds like i got a dud hdd

 

[ORGANDONOR]

Originally posted by: Oyeve
P= pissed
I= it
O= off

thanks for your witty commentary.. A++ post

 

[ORGANDONOR]

ttt

 

[gplracer]

Uninstall the ide controller in the device manager and then reboot. Windows should reinstall it again and DMA should be available.