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#1 02-08-2002, 10:40 PM

OK, I really need some help here. I just installed 2K on my computer, and now I'm only running in PIO mode on my HD. I know(or atleast thought) I was running in ATA100 when I had 98 installed, and my bios shows that I'm going in ATA100. So 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 · #2 02-11-2002, 01:42 PM

Explain PIO mode...

#3 02-11-2002, 04:12 PM

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

OK, I don't know a textbook definition, but I know is somthing like ATA, but worse... I think PIO mode 4 is worse then ATA 33! If 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 · #4 02-11-2002, 10:58 PM

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

#5 02-11-2002, 11:47 PM

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

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

Uranium-235 · #6 02-12-2002, 12:13 AM

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

Uranium-235 · #7 02-22-2002, 12:49 AM

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q260233

wizbones · #8 02-22-2002, 05:52 PM

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

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