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On Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 08:47:51AM +1100, Dean Hamstead wrote:
> 
> running 6.2-RELEASE for amd64,
> 
> where yours says.... atapci2: <nVidia nForce MCP51 SATA300 controller>
> 
> mine says
> 
> atapci2: <GENERIC ATA CONTROLLER>

Probably your chipset wasn't available when 6.2 was released.  If you
upgrade to 6.3-prerelease it may be detected.

> so im wondering if there is an installable module that will bring
> my harddisks up from ata33 speeds to sata300. similarly, i compiled
> and installed the nfe drivers for the realtek gigabit nic.

Everything is controlled by the ata(4) module.  What does the output of
"atacontrol mode ad0" say?  (replace ad0 with the device name of your
hard drive).  Perhaps it detects SATA300 mode.  As someone else suggested,
please post the output of "pciconf -lv".

-- Rick C. Petty