Sad HD Tach scores

lide · #1 (**permalink**) 25 Jul 09, 06:59 AM

I guess these are really bad scores. System is an amd athlon x2 7750be on a gigabyte ga-ma78gm s2h. Is there anything I can check to diagnose the issue before I RMA this.

apollyon · #2 (**permalink**) 25 Jul 09, 07:38 AM

tried using another data cable?

SidhuPunjab · #3 (**permalink**) 25 Jul 09, 07:41 AM

Its working in PIO mode maybe, renable DMA.

Have a look at this link DMA reverts to PIO | Windows Problem Solver / http://sniptools.com/vault/getting-b...-in-windows-xpto make winxp to redetect the dma capabilities of your drive.

Bad cable is one of possible causes for HDD/DVD Writer falling back to PIO mode.

lide · #4 (**permalink**) 25 Jul 09, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by SidhuPunjab

Its working in PIO mode maybe, renable DMA.

Have a look at this link DMA reverts to PIO | Windows Problem Solver / Getting back to DMA mode in WindowsXP | Sniptools | Miscellaneousto make winxp to redetect the dma capabilities of your drive.

Bad cable is one of possible causes for HDD/DVD Writer falling back to PIO mode.

Great link there SP. I guessed it was some issue like this but didn't know the exact terms so couldn't find it on google.

I had a bad data cable couple of weeks back. Changed it and the hard disk started working but when I tested it today found that it was super-slow. Seems windows didn't reset the drive back to DMA. (stooopid windows). Anyway followed the instructions in the link posted by SidhuPunjab and here's the result. Thanks guys.

YashBhatt · #5 (**permalink**) 25 Jul 09, 10:58 AM

Thats nice mate !!

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