Abit KT7-HPT UDMA 60% CPU Load

[MeanGene]

Flashed with the Hacked BIOS. Now running HPT at 2.0.0919 and XP at 2.0.1203. The results are about the same as before, but I now have the RAID Admin working. Clicked on the UDMA6 until I got carpal-tunnel, lol.

Sorry, that should be 2.0.1019 for the HPT.

 

[Lonman]

Definantly a LONG ways from where you started. Glad you got the administrator to work too. It was the only program i've come across that showed me what mode my drive was in while running XP. Cheers and have a good and safe Christmas.

 

[MeanGene]

ZipTrix, here is the web site for HD Tach.

http://www.tcdlabs.com/hdtach.htm

They have a newer demo 2.62, FYI

 

[ZipTriX]

yup I got it, but my results don't compare 🙁

 

[MeanGene]

Are you running your HD on the Highpoint RAID controller or the VIA?

I had my Maxtor UDMA6 (133) on the VIA which only supports up to UDMA4 (66). I switched it over to the HPT which supports UDMA5 (100). Lonman and I have the same MB, the Abit KT7-RAID so we are comparing results.

 

[ZipTriX]

Originally posted by MeanGene
Are you running your HD on the Highpoint RAID controller or the VIA?

I had my Maxtor UDMA6 (133) on the VIA which only supports up to UDMA4 (66). I switched it over to the HPT which supports UDMA5 (100). Lonman and I have the same MB, the Abit KT7-RAID so we are comparing results.

I have the KT7A-RAID (HDs on hpt)

 

[MeanGene]

I also have a Maxtor UDMA4 on the second primary HPT and the HD Tach results are not as good as the newer drive. Use the RAID Admin to check what mode you are running in. You may be able to kick it up a notch by changing the mode it is running in.

 

[ZipTriX]

Originally posted by MeanGene
I also have a Maxtor UDMA4 on the second primary HPT and the HD Tach results are not as good as the newer drive. Use the RAID Admin to check what mode you are running in. You may be able to kick it up a notch by changing the mode it is running in.

my drives are running udma5