[SLE] SATA Hard disk problem (Gigabyte-8KNXP motherboard)

From: Hamid (hrg27h_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/14/04

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    Hi

    I am running SUSE 9.0 and this is the general info about my box:

    linux 2.4.21-166-smp4G #1 SMP
    i686 i686 i386
    GNU/Linux
    (CPU 2.8 GHz, 1GB DualChannell RAM and Maxtor 160 GB SATA hard disk)

    It has just one physical CPU with multi-thread support enabled and I guess
    that's why it is using the smp4G kernel.
    But the problem is the very bad performance of the system, and it is way
    slow in responding to the clicks and keyboard punches.
    The boot process takes a long time and when it comes to reading/writing
    off the hard disk... the system monitor shows that cpu is being used about
    60% by the kernel and it takes unusual amount of time to just open an
    email.

    I did some research... and couldn't help but blame the SATA hard disk. It
    is connected to SilImage 3112 controller.
    Actually my motherboard is Gigabyte 8KNXP which has 2 IDE/ATA controller
    and two SATA controllers (ICH5 and SilImage). The hard disk is connected
    to the first SATA connector of the SilImage (I tried to connect it to
    other available SATA connections on the board, but since WindowsXP was
    first installed on the hard disk, it wouldn't boot to windows anymore.)

    Copying a CD onto hard took 20 minutes, so I checked the "IDE DMA Mode" in
    YAST. I could change the DMA of CD-ROM to ultra-33 (it is connected to one
    of IDE ports) but upon changing the DMA for hard disk, the system locked
    up.

    So, as you can see I am in a desperate situation here and if anybody could
    help me or point me to the right direction, I would be very grateful.

    Thanks
    Hamid 

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