Re: Disk stuck at PIO (not UDMA)

From	Arno <me@privacy.net>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject	Re: Disk stuck at PIO (not UDMA)
Date	2011-06-19 01:57 +0000
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rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a Seagate Barracuda 160G PATA drive :ST3160215A

> Windows (device-manager) is fixed at PIO.

> Linux gives a bunch of errors on startup for trying UDMA and finally
> starts in PIO.

> Incidentally I tried uninstalling the windows driver and restarting
> the machine in windows.
> It first showed Multi-word DMA Mode 2 then after a minute it again
> went back to PIO.

This is typically a cable problem. Althernative a defective disk or
disk controller chip. But the disk data cable is the prime suspect.

Arno
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Re: Disk stuck at PIO (not UDMA) Arno <me@privacy.net> - 2011-06-19 01:57 +0000

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