Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:45:19 -0700 From: Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu@FreeBSD.org> To: d@delphij.net Cc: FreeBSD stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ICH7M limited to SATA-150? Message-ID: <20081030224519.GA15921@icarus.home.lan> In-Reply-To: <490A1D74.10008@delphij.net> References: <490A0A35.8040109@protected-networks.net> <490A1D74.10008@delphij.net>
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On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 01:47:48PM -0700, Xin LI wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi, > > Michael Butler wrote: > > Recently, I upgraded the disk in my Toshiba A105 with a 7200rpm SATA-II > > device but it seems to still talking at SATA-I speed :-( > > > > atapci0: <Intel ICH7M SATA300 controller> port > > 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6,0x170-0x177,0x376,0x18b0-0x18bf at device 31.2 on pci0 > > > > [ .. snip .. ] > > > > ad0: 305245MB <FUJITSU MHZ2320BJ G2 0000001E> at ata0-master SATA150 > > acd0: DVDR <MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-841S/1.60> at ata1-master UDMA33 > > > > There don't appear to be any obvious 'compatibility jumpers' on the > > drive, so I'm wondering what gives? > > > > Is it possible this is hard-coded into the BIOS? > > Personally I don't really think ICH7M is capable to do SATA-300. Intel > datasheet 307013, page 191 says: > > Supported Supported > 3 Gb/s Transfer Rate > (Desktop Only) (Desktop Only) > > My understanding is that ICH7- *M* does not support SATA-300 at all. Xin Li is correct -- the mobile version doesn't do SATA300. -- | Jeremy Chadwick jdc at parodius.com | | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA | | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP: 4BD6C0CB |
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