Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2003 10:14:39 -0700 From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> To: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: VIA ACPI power management controller Message-ID: <3EDF7A7F.24480C7B@mindspring.com> References: <20030605161425.71dec07a.Alexander@Leidinger.net> <20030605171451.4140656b.Alexander@Leidinger.net>
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Alexander Leidinger wrote: > Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> wrote: > > Be aware that if your machine is a "B" (82C686B), then you have > > It is. > > > the buggy version of the chip; you need to eiter not use the > > second IDE channel for anything, or you need a BIOS update, or > > Not using the second IDE channel: not an option. Additional PCI IDE controller... > BIOS update: how do I know if the latest BIOS for the port has the > appropriate fix? I don't think the support people know enough to answer > such a question. They had better, or you had better find a different vendor. > Reading German is not a problem for me. But there are a lot of German > webpages out there... which one? But this doesn't matter at the moment, > there isn't a driver... Here's the German page: http://www.hardtecs4u.com/reviews/2001/ep8kta3-mod/index12.php Basically: o Disable PCI master read caching o Lower PCI latency to "0-32" o Disable PCI delay transaction Yes, it's ugly on your PCI throughput; you are better off adding an IDE interface on a PCI card, IMO. -- Terry
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