Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:35:36 -0300 From: "Eduardo Meyer" <dudu.meyer@gmail.com> To: "Eduardo Meyer" <dudu.meyer@gmail.com>, "Marc G. Fournier" <freebsd@hub.org>, "Dan Nelson" <dnelson@allantgroup.com>, "Tim Daneliuk" <tundra@tundraware.com>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SATA 300 Drive Being Run At 150 Message-ID: <d3ea75b30707261135k7acbfeb7k2d03168ed8c7d5ac@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20070726173029.GA94852@eos.sc1.parodius.com> References: <46A22253.8080100@tundraware.com> <20070721165539.GA2579@dan.emsphone.com> <1431AA268771E71884A824C3@fserv.hub.org> <20070722033804.GA49930@eos.sc1.parodius.com> <d3ea75b30707260755p55eaf3d0s43a5d90867478d9c@mail.gmail.com> <20070726171402.GB89315@eos.sc1.parodius.com> <20070726173029.GA94852@eos.sc1.parodius.com>
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On 7/26/07, Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu@freebsd.org> wrote: > On Thu, Jul 26, 2007 at 10:14:02AM -0700, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > > 5) This drive isn't available in the United States, so I'll have to go > > off of foreign docs. AUS docs don't show this drive as having any such > > jumper, but the docs are sparse: > > > > http://www.samsung.com/au/support/productsupport/download/Model_Select.aspx?type=Hard+Disk+Drive&typecode=12&subtype=HDD%283%2E5%29&cmssubtypecode=1203&model=HD080HJ&filetype=UM > > I stand corrected, though in a weird way: > > Version 5.0 of the manual for this disk does not mention any jumper. > Instead, Samsung insists you "use software to ensure SATA150". From > the 5.0 manual: > > Note: In some rare cases SATA 1.5Gb/s hosts can not establish SATA > interface connection with SATA 3.0Gb/s devices due to interface > protocol issues. > In this case you should switch your drive to SATA 1.5Gb/s speed > with a software which we are providing via www.samsunghdd.com. > > The amusing part is that Version 3.0 and 4.0 of the manual mention the > drive having a SATA150-limit jumper. So it is probably a difference related to the date/version of the disk. Mine one has the jumper. Probably some newer ones need it to be software-configured. I think I can find a nVidia chipsed SATA2 controller to find out if this is a problem related to this disk + ICH controller combo. -- =========== Eduardo Meyer pessoal: dudu.meyer@gmail.com profissional: ddm.farmaciap@saude.gov.br
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