I have an older Core2Duo system running as a HTPC. The motherboard is an ASRock G31M-GS. (It was the only motherboard available that could accept my C2D E6600 and DDR2 RAM when the older mobo broke--as the HTPC did everything I needed to, I saw no need to upgrade). It's been running 24/7 for years and seems to be doing quite well.
I recently discovered that one of my HDDs, a strangely reliable Seagate ST3320620A, 320gb IDE drive, with 73000 hours!, only connects at UDMA mode 2, when it is fully capable of UDMA 5. It may have been that way all this time.
I checked the IDE cable and confirmed it is an 80pin cable, even replacing it.
I went into the BIOS and found these options listed under DMA mode:
http://imgur.com/a/McJIN
There is no listing > UDMA2. Does this mean this board can't support anything higher?
I recently discovered that one of my HDDs, a strangely reliable Seagate ST3320620A, 320gb IDE drive, with 73000 hours!, only connects at UDMA mode 2, when it is fully capable of UDMA 5. It may have been that way all this time.
I checked the IDE cable and confirmed it is an 80pin cable, even replacing it.
I went into the BIOS and found these options listed under DMA mode:
http://imgur.com/a/McJIN
There is no listing > UDMA2. Does this mean this board can't support anything higher?