Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 21:36:29 -0800 (PST) From: Howard Lew <hlew@genome.Stanford.EDU> To: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> Cc: terry@lambert.org, macgyver@infinet.com, hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Dell EIDE drive data corruption with FreeBSD? Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960331213507.6304B-100000@vegemite.Stanford.EDU> In-Reply-To: <199603311935.MAA11566@phaeton.artisoft.com>
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On Sun, 31 Mar 1996, Terry Lambert wrote: > > > > A while ago, I rememeber someone posted something about it. > > > > I think the machine in question was a Dell P75 with EIDE drive, > > > > > > > > Was a solution found? > > > > > > Is this the flawed IDE chipset that loses data if you interleave I/O? > > > > > > If so, the answer is to change your CMOS settings. > > > > Hmmm.... what chipset did they use? > > PC-TECH RZ1000 chip. About 1/3 of all onboard EIDE disk controllers > are broken. I don't know how many controller cards. Is there a diagnostic program out there to discover the flaw or is it more or less a random problem that crops up once in a while?
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