KT7A-RAID A9 BIOS W2K

[David Marshall]

I'm experiencing slow file copying and crackling sound as more fully described in the ABIT FAQ.

http://www.abit.com.tw/abitweb/webjsp/english/faq_letter.jsp?pDate=2002%2F09%2F03&pQUESTION=My+sound+card+has+a+crackling+noise+while+playing+music+or+my+computer+hangs+while+copying+files.+%28For+VIA+chipsets+motherboards%3A+AT7+%2F+KT7+%2F+KT7-RAID+%2F+KT7A+%2F+KT7A-RAID+%2F+KR7A+%2F+KR7A-RAID+%2F+KR7A-133+%2F+KR7A-133R+%2F+KX7-333+%2F+KX7-333R%29

BIOS: A9
Chipset Drivers: VIA Hyperion 4in1 448v
USB Filter Driver: Version 1.10
RAID: No drives connected to the RAID controller. RAID disabled in BIOS.
PC Specs: Athlon 1.2, 2 x 40G WD HDD, Soundblaster Live Value 5.1, Geforce 2 GTS 64MB
OS: WinXP Pro (upgrade from W2K)
PCI Latency Patch: v020_beta21

The slow file copying seems to happen in emulated DOS mode (for instance a Norton Ghost copy in started out at 700MB/s and ended up at 500MB/s 20 minutes later).

Can anyone suggest any BIOS settings that might help? Has anyone had this problem before and been able to solve it?

 

[FritzWue]

Chipset Drivers: VIA Hyperion 4in1 448v

Abit as some others recommend via drivers before agp8x

4in1 4.38v

http://fae.abit.com.tw/eng/download/driver/model/kt7a-raid.php?key=latest

Fritz

 

[Mark H]

David Marshall wrote:

I'm experiencing slow file copying and crackling sound as more fully described in the ABIT FAQ.

http://www.abit.com.tw/abitweb/webjsp/english/faq_letter.jsp?pDate=2002%2F09%2F03&pQUESTION=My+sound+card+has+a+crackling+noise+while+playing+music+or+my+computer+hangs+while+copying+files.+%28For+VIA+chipsets+motherboards%3A+AT7+%2F+KT7+%2F+KT7-RAID+%2F+KT7A+%2F+KT7A-RAID+%2F+KR7A+%2F+KR7A-RAID+%2F+KR7A-133+%2F+KR7A-133R+%2F+KX7-333+%2F+KX7-333R%29

BIOS: A9
Chipset Drivers: VIA Hyperion 4in1 448v
USB Filter Driver: Version 1.10
RAID: No drives connected to the RAID controller. RAID disabled in BIOS.
PC Specs: Athlon 1.2, 2 x 40G WD HDD, Soundblaster Live Value 5.1, Geforce 2 GTS 64MB
OS: WinXP Pro (upgrade from W2K)
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HUH? 700mb/sec that's beyond the theoritical capability of ata 133 by a factor of 5. Why are you using the via ide for a hard drive? the highpoint is far more reliable and faster. leave ata devices roms and r/ws on the via- put hard drives on the highpoint. good luck

Can anyone suggest any BIOS settings that might help? Has anyone had this problem before and been able to solve it?