Windows 2000 ATA-133 hard drives

  • Thread starter Thread starter John Arnett
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You'll need to get the controller driver from the manufacturer's web site.
You'll want to boot the Windows 2000 setup disks or CD-Rom. The set of four
install disks can be created from your Windows 2000 CD-Rom; change to the
\bootdisk directory on the CD-Rom and execute makeboot.exe (from dos) or
makebt32.exe (from 32 bit) and follow the prompts.

Then *F6* very early and very important (at setup is inspecting your system)
in the setup to prevent drive controller detection, and select S to specify
additional drivers. Then later you'll be prompted to insert the manufacturer
supplied Windows 2000 driver for your ultra ATA controller in drive "A"

If you wait and then S to specify additional drivers, then it may be too
late as Windows 2000 Setup at this point may have already assigned the
resources your drive's controller is wanting to use.

When you get to the point, delete the existing NTFS and or other partitions
found. After you delete the partition(s) abort the install, then again
restart the pc booting the CD-Rom or setup disks to avoid unexpected drive
letter assignments with your new install.


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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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| When will Windows 2000 add support for ATA-133 (UDMA 6)
| hard drives?
| Thanks
 
Instead of going to ASUS The MB maker, I went to Nvidia's
website and downloaded the IDE driver. It was an exe file;
so I ran it. I now have UDMA 6 mode active thanks to you.
ASUS had told me it was a Win2000 problem.
Thanks again, John Arnett
 
Glad to hear it. Thanks for the feedback.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
| Instead of going to ASUS The MB maker, I went to Nvidia's
| website and downloaded the IDE driver. It was an exe file;
| so I ran it. I now have UDMA 6 mode active thanks to you.
| ASUS had told me it was a Win2000 problem.
| Thanks again, John Arnett
 
John Arnett said:
When will Windows 2000 add support for ATA-133 (UDMA 6)
hard drives?
Thanks
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ATA-133 is NOT a standard and will NEVER be supported natively by Windows.
 
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