Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:47:48 -0700 From: Xin LI <delphij@delphij.net> To: Michael Butler <imb@protected-networks.net> Cc: FreeBSD stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ICH7M limited to SATA-150? Message-ID: <490A1D74.10008@delphij.net> In-Reply-To: <490A0A35.8040109@protected-networks.net> References: <490A0A35.8040109@protected-networks.net>
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-----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. Cheers, - -- Xin LI <delphij@delphij.net> http://www.delphij.net/ FreeBSD - The Power to Serve! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkkKHXMACgkQi+vbBBjt66DVTwCggPQ47SCFTdOGM7cwbvRYTdUF DloAnij/DRaJl8BPAi+sb/Q886Ub4G9j =kxTZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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