[TriLUG] ATA-100+ IDE cards

[Jon Carnes]

Sill question, but have you played with the hdparm tools while using the
cards?  


On Fri, 2003-07-25 at 08:59, Mark Turner wrote:
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> Hey kiddies,
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> I'm on the lookout for any locally-available ATA-100 or ATA-133 IDE
> cards which run well with Linux. I've tried the ones at Intrex and Best
> Buy with no luck. The CMD680 chip on these boards, while obstensibly
> supported by Linux (its listed in the kernel), doesn't seem to work
> right. I get a whopping 2 MB/s (yes, two) on what should be a 40 MB/s or
> greater connection.
> 
> Any tips and clues would be greatly appreciated! For now, though, I
> think I'm stuck hunting down another Promise card.
> 
> Cheers!
> Mark
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