Messages in this thread |  | | From | jbradford@dial ... | Subject | Re: Western Digital hard drive and DMA | Date | Sun, 8 Sep 2002 22:12:14 +0100 (BST) |
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> OK, I have heard that other people have been having this problem for a while > now, but I havent been able to find much about what causes it. I have a > Western Digital hard drive in my computer (60GB, 5400 RPM) I can use it just > fine with no DMA, but it runs much faster with DMA. However, when I use DMA, > all my data is slowly corrupted, and I begin having to re-install packages > all the time. After about a month, my system deteriorates to the point where > I have to reinstall slackware. I have no idea why this is happening, but I > know some people who have had the same experience under Linux with Western > Digital hard drives, but not with other brands. I am assuming this is a > problem with Western Digital's implimentation of DMA, but shouldnt it do > something to prevent errors?
What is the chipset of the interface it's on?
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