The UDMA problem on IDE 2, limited to Win XP?

[spirits247]

I run Windows ME and I'm not sure if this problem with the IDE second channel not recognising certain devices (like DVDs, CDROMS) as UDMA 33/66 is exclusive to Win XP.

I've noticed that in all instances the bios recognises the devices correctly as UDMA33 upon boot, but people are having issues with incorrect recognition within the OS.

If I run the via miniport (VXD) drivers, I get the same problem in Win ME, as identified by the via idetool.

Normally I just use the via VSDs from the 4-in-1 packs, which simply patch the Win ME IDE drivers rather than replace them like the miniport ones do.

Will I suffer from the same problem?

[Holst]

My DVD rom wasnt recognised as UDMA on win2k

See the previous thread on this subject for details.

[spirits247]

Hi Holst, yeah I posted in that other thread.

Since Win 2K uses the VXD (miniport) drivers, it's not surprising you have this problem also.

But what about Win 9X/ME using the VSD drivers? Are these OS working correctly?

BTW how is your set-up these days? Last time we spoke we managed to hit 140 FSB for the first time on your rig after you were stuck in the low hundreds, remember?