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TranceBear
12-26-01, 12:24 AM
From this picture what is the best settings?
nil_esh
12-26-01, 12:38 AM
PIO mode 4 is the fastest. DMA (direct memory access) generally will yield better performance, higher number the better as well.

DMA allows hardware to bypass the CPU and access memory directly.
TranceBear
12-26-01, 01:35 AM
Originally posted by nil_esh
PIO mode 4 is the fastest. DMA (direct memory access) generally will yield better performance, higher number the better as well.

DMA allows hardware to bypass the CPU and access memory directly.

Multiword or Ultra DMA?