Only PIO!?

[The_Other_One]

OK, I really need some help here. SPAMI just installed 2K on my computer, and now I'm only running in PIO mode on my HD. SPAMI know(or atleast thought) I was running in ATA100 when I had 98 installed, and my bios shows that I'm going in ATA100. SPAMSo whats causing 2K to only run in PIO?!

I really need to fix this because I do alot of video capturing and editing, and I need a very fast HD, PIO just wont cut it...

[Keefe]

Explain PIO mode...

[The_Other_One]

Am I the only one that knows what PIO mode is!? SPAM>:(

OK, I don't know a textbook definition, but I know is somthing like ATA, but worse... SPAMI think PIO mode 4 is worse then ATA 33! SPAMIf you look in your bios setup, you should see an option for either ATA or PIO for your IDE devices.

Well, I managed to get it working after I uninstalled some hard drive fix from microsoft and installed my Via 4 in 1 drivers again...

[Uranium-235]

I just installed 2k for the first time and remember a setting like this. It your device manager. under one of your hard drive or secondary/pri hdd controllers. I don't remember offhand

[The_Other_One]

Thats where I saw the setting was wrong... ::)

It was set to "DMA if avalible," but would still only go to PIO...

[Uranium-235]

go into your bios and make sure the UDMA for all of your drives are set to "auto"

[Uranium-235]

:)

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q260233

[wizbones]

When you installed 2k did you tell it during the installing to use the correct driver for your IDE Controller?

During the installation you have an option to chose a third part driver. Put your motherboard CD in and use those drivers

Otherwise you get a generic driver

My 2 cents