32-bit Transfer Mode Disabled During Install

[Jonathan Upright]

Hello all,

I recently installed Windows XP on a brand-new computer that I built.
Specs are as follows:

AMD Sempron 3100+
ASUS K8S-MX Motherboard
1GB DDR (Kingston Brand)
250GB Western Digital Hard Drive (NOT Serial-ATA) Separated into 2
equal-size partitions. Drive C: is 11% full, Drive D: is 73% full
File System: NTFS

I accidentally disabled 32-bit transfer mode in the BIOS before
installing Windows XP. Now, this machine runs slower than an AMD Athlon
2400 with the same amount of memory. I re-enabled the 32-bit data
transfer mode in the BIOS, but haven't seen any speed improvement. Will
I have to format C: and reinstall WindowsXP to correct this problem?

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Thank you!

Jonathan

 

[Yves Leclerc]

Install you IDE/ATA drivers, which are normally part of the motherboard
chipset drivers.

 

[Kelly]

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Asked here, answered here.
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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

 

[S.Sengupta]

32-bit Disk Access is a misnomer because it doesn't really allow 32-bit
access to the hard disk. What it actually does is set the IDE controller
to combine two 16-bit reads from the hard disk into a single 32-bit
double word transfer to the processor. This makes more efficient use of
the PCI bus as fewer transactions are needed for the transfer of a
particular amount of data.
If disabled, data transfers from the IDE controller to the processor
will then occur only in 16-bits. This degrades performance, of course,
so you should enable it if possible.
Install IDE or.ATA drivers from your motherboard CD.

regards,
ssg MS-MVP