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Computer update: I flashed my BIOS last night with great success and upgraded the mainboard Promise UltraATA drivers to support 48-bit LBA addressing (for drives over 137GB). Now I don't need this ATA133 controller PCI card anymore (anyone want it?) and I don't have have to put up with the occasional bit loss from PCI bus conflicts with my sound card that makes my mp3s pause temporarily like a scratched CD. No more I say! Also, I am now running 2 NICs bridged for a 200Mbs connection to the router. I know that seems counterproductive with a cable connection only capable of 10Mbs, but I swear to you that my FTP downloads really are faster, though it's made an insignificant change to web browsing. Must tweak performance!
Computer update: I flashed my BIOS last night with great success and upgraded the mainboard Promise UltraATA drivers to support 48-bit LBA addressing (for drives over 137GB). Now I don't need this ATA133 controller PCI card anymore (anyone want it?) and I don't have have to put up with the occasional bit loss from PCI bus conflicts with my sound card that makes my mp3s pause temporarily like a scratched CD. No more I say! Also, I am now running 2 NICs bridged for a 200Mbs connection to the router. I know that seems counterproductive with a cable connection only capable of 10Mbs, but I swear to you that my FTP downloads really are faster, though it's made an insignificant change to web browsing. Must tweak performance!
