ata100 and win2k

[Guest]

i bought a 30gig fujitsu ata100 hd, but i dont think its workin properly with win2k! what do i do? is fujitsu crap?

 

[Arrow]

What is your definition of "not working properly"? Fujitsu is not one of the best HDD makers.

Rob
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[Guest]

I just read a 'Microsoft Technote' that states windows 2000 (any flavor) does not support ATA/100 at this time.

there is a beta patch that microsoft provides but it is not supported.

ATA100 support will come in SP2.

 

[doczenith1]

Ok, this should fix your problem. Go to the link below. Download the latest via 4-in-1 driver and the win2k ata100 hotfix. Install them and post your results.

<A HREF="http://www.viahardware.com/download/index.shtm#4in1" target="_new">http://www.viahardware.com/download/index.shtm#4in1</A>

P.S. Has anyone ever had any problems (ie. data loss) when using the dos utility that switches hd's from ata66 to ata100 and back? I switched my wd ata100 to ata66 and am leary about going back now that the drive is full of data.