Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:57:47 -0700 From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: Freek Nossin <freeknossin@planet.nl> Cc: FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: partioning failed Message-ID: <B7C5E302-B6AD-4ADE-BFB9-3B85797795FB@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <026201c6f886$6a245570$9f00000a@edx2> References: <026201c6f886$6a245570$9f00000a@edx2>
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On Oct 25, 2006, at 3:39 PM, Freek Nossin wrote: > Then I tried Carl's advice and bought a 80-connector cable. And > amazingly > enough... It worked! > > But I wonder, why is FreeBSD so picky about it? My previous Windows > installation did not itch a bit. And should this not be documented > anywhere > (or should have, because SATA is the standard nowadays)? It's not uncommon for Windows drivers to fall back to a slower DMA mode, or even PIO, when they start to see problems. You could accomplish the same effect by configuring your BIOS to run the ATA devices at UDMA33 speeds, which also can be a good idea if you've got a hard drive sharing the same (parallel) ATA channel with an older CD/ DVD-ROM device. Your Asus A7V266 motherboard should have come with a decent 80-pin ATA cable originally...? -- -Chuck
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