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Slow SATA performance on Mac Pro in XP/Bootcamp
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No, it's some kind of paradox, you can't install SATA drivers from the hard drive that will turn to being SATA once the drivers are installed, so they have to be installed from a disk.
I have been using clone cd to burn the iso to a disc. It keeps failing at 60%. What have you guys been using to burn the ISO?
Without the chipset driver (just the sata driver) I don't think it worked...I am still in PIO only mode. It seemed quicker, but I am not sure. I am going to test before I do anthing and I post the results.
Since I am pretty sure it isn't working I want to try it with the chipset driver now! Will somebody (who has fixed their's) send me the name of the exact file they used for the chipset driver or a link directly to it? The link takes you to a search sesults page and I am not sure the files on that page are correct.
Thanks,
Barber
Since I am pretty sure it isn't working I want to try it with the chipset driver now! Will somebody (who has fixed their's) send me the name of the exact file they used for the chipset driver or a link directly to it? The link takes you to a search sesults page and I am not sure the files on that page are correct.
Thanks,
Barber
XP Pro SP2 French with integrated drivers DONE 
I'll try soon (maybe tomorrow, when my MacPro will surely ARRIVE AT DESTINATION) ...
I'll try soon (maybe tomorrow, when my MacPro will surely ARRIVE AT DESTINATION) ...
Origin said:XP Pro SP2 French with integrated drivers DONE
I'll try soon (maybe tomorrow, when my MacPro will surely ARRIVE AT DESTINATION) ...
Don't ever forget to tell me that!
j'ai commandé le mien aujourd'hui. mais il faut que j'attends trois semaine!!!!
chrismmx said:Don't ever forget to tell me that!
j'ai commandé le mien aujourd'hui. mais il faut que j'attends trois semaine!!!!
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Sans doute beaucoup moins, apparamment les X1900 XT commencent déjà a être envoyées !!!!
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I have my external floppy drive and a disk loaded with the SATA drivers so I am going to try loading the drivers that way (when it asks you to hit F6 to install 3rd party drivers). Has anyone actually tried this yet? I know there has been some theoretical discussion on the subject but I don't think anyon has actually tested it yet. It should do basically the same thing as slipstreaming the CD.
Not much longer, apparently the X1900 XT cards have already started shipping?Origin said:[french_speaking]
Sans doute beaucoup moins, apparamment les X1900 XT commencent déjà a être envoyées !!!!
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(please tell me I'm not completely hopeless at French)
Yes, it's the "native" procedure with a stock Windows XP CD ... so try and let us know ! A good way to get confirmation that this method is working in any case
Anyone know if the latest Vista release has the issue with slow SATA performance on Mac Pro in Boot Camp?
Origin said:[french_speaking]
Sans doute beaucoup moins, apparamment les X1900 XT commencent déjà a être envoyées !!!!
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I dont even commander a 1900XT, I have just commanded the kit Bt+APE, it takes 3weeks! Cant believe it! I will buy a X1950XTX PC version to use in Windows, 7300gt for the mac OSX sufficient to me. By the way ,I think there is no problem to use a PC version graphic card in Macpro just for Windows, no?
Hey - I don't know why this wasn't mentioned before:
1) Take a floppy drive and hook it up to the 2nd IDE connection. Even if you had to buy one they are ~ $10.
2) Use it with the drivers on a floppy disk.
The reason is I don't think Windows will work thru a USB external floppy drive.
Possible?
1) Take a floppy drive and hook it up to the 2nd IDE connection. Even if you had to buy one they are ~ $10.
2) Use it with the drivers on a floppy disk.
The reason is I don't think Windows will work thru a USB external floppy drive.
Possible?
In fact, WinXP install see the usb floppy JUST BECAUSE the legacy floppy "A:" is "simulated" by the BIOS. So, the WinXP don't even know usb devices ...
Thats just it. The USB stick identifies itself as a fixed disk whereas the USB floppy identifies itself as removable media thus the USB stick gets assigned a drive letter of D, E, F, etc while the floppy gets A or B. The Windows install only looks at A and B after you press F6.aiongiant said:
Hi,topgunn said:
Actually, I think it depends on the bios and wether the usb disk is partitionned or not.
A usb stick with no partition table (whole device seen as a fat16) will generally be seen as a floppy, whereas a usb stick with one single partition in its table (most common these days) will be seen as a hard disk.