Re: 2.1.111: IDE DMA disabled?

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Mon, 27 Jul 1998 10:58:41 +0100 (BST)

> Overlay.exe
> (last modified JUNE.07.96)
> 89K
> A firmware upgrade for certain Caviar drives in systems with certain
> AsusTek motherboards and Award BIOS. Please see the readme file for
> further details.

Thats the infamous 'disk shredding' bug from ages ago - its not a DMA
corruption item. I lost WDC drive I ever bought to that problem.

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