Re: [Thinkpad] T43 running VERY slow, hard drive in PIO mode

I agree
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan Berry" <jberry@islandnet.com>
To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] T43 running VERY slow, hard drive in PIO mode

>
> >[...] I have already
> >determined part of the problem to be the HD running in PIO mode. When
> >the problem is occurring, there is FAR more disk activity at start up
> >and while in use then when the drive is running in DMA mode.
> >
> >One very rudimentary indication the problem is occurring is at the
> >windows logo screen, where the blue bar scrolls. The bar will scroll
> >30+ times. When all is well, it will only scroll 9-12 times.
>
> I wonder if the PIO stuff isn't more a SYMPTOM of the problem,
> than being the problem. I can't imagine how PIO mode
> alone would cause what you describe in the 2nd paragraph.
>
> So in my scenario, the actual problem, when it happens, causes
> the six errors and then the computer goes into PIO mode.
>
> If your computer ever connects to the Internet, I would not
> be 99.9 % sure of *anything*.
>
>
>
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Received on Mon Mar 27 17:39:00 2006