OT 2nd posting pci ata card ??

[Antony Gelberg]

Dave S wrote:
> On Saturday 01 April 2006 20:28, Antony Gelberg wrote:
> 
>>Dave S wrote:
>>
>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>>This is a second posting because I could really do with some advice. I
>>>have a raid HDD on hda and hdc, works a treat.
>>>
>>>I have a DVDRW on hdb, it works but cripples my system when I use it. I
>>>need a workaround.
>>
>>Is DMA on for that drive?  If not, turn it on.  man hdparm.  It may well
>>make a difference.  There's so much conflicting information about this,
>>and most people who comment have no idea about how IDE or DMA work (me
>>included).
>>
> 
> 
> Yep DMA is on, and the drives fly. i am happy with the RAID performance it is 
> faster than a single drive (though not massively so)  but when i use hdb it 
> all but locks up my machine.

I meant for hdb.