Pioneer 110 1.39 UDMA(3)!

minaelromany 2006-04-04 05:42:14 UTC #1

Hi ,
I upgraded my Asus 1608P2S to 110 "Buffalo 8.39" and it worked fine , but yesterday I did a flash to A10XL"1.39" just for Quite Drive utility and it only shows as UDMA Mode 3 !!!!!!!
Shouldn't it be Mode 4 ?

chef 2006-04-04 10:58:21 UTC #2

Yes, it should!

The_Dude1 2006-04-04 13:22:19 UTC #3

What programs show the actual UDMA Mode of the drive ?

chef 2006-04-05 01:27:45 UTC #4

Even the BIOS POST when you start up your machine.......

minaelromany 2006-04-05 07:25:31 UTC #5

Thank you for your replies.

It is shown in windows hardware tab :

I can't see the POST screen as it is too fast .

Also Nero Info Tool just says : DMA ON

I always knew that there are only : UDMA 2 , UDMA 4 and UDMA 5 and Maxtor HDD Shows as UDMA 6 , where did this UDMA 3 come from ? :a

The_Dude1 2006-04-05 11:40:28 UTC #6

Thanks - I also can't see the POST screen for the same reason.

The Hardware Device tab does show it, thanks !

alexnoe 2006-04-05 11:57:55 UTC #7

UDMA-3 is UDMA/44. Although this mode is usually not used, maybe there is something wrong with your system preventing the drive from using UDMA/66, so it falls back to UDMA/44

chef 2006-04-05 12:27:59 UTC #8

You can stop at the POST by pressing just PAUSE key.

UDMA3? Never seen on a ODD or hdd so far. Weird.
Uninstall the IDE channels and restart.

minaelromany 2006-04-05 14:33:52 UTC #9

I reflashed with Baffalo 8.39 and everything back to normal

Maybe QuiteDrive is not worth it after all

chef 2006-04-06 00:28:12 UTC #10

Maybe it was not the correct version...

pinto2 2006-04-06 00:57:07 UTC #11

off topic, only for chefÂ´s eyes.

Another example, no matter what I tried, this BenQ 1620/47L9 still remains at UDMA-3.
/off topic

chef 2006-04-06 01:00:27 UTC #12

Thanks, pinto2!

I still think it's not that normal or common...

minaelromany 2006-04-06 09:39:39 UTC #13

Correct version of what ? the firmware ?
It was the right version , I think I am gonna try it again and see.