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> I've been using a ATA/66 disk on a CUSL2 motherboard using a ATA/66
> cable (40-pin).
> Linux detected the disk (kernel 2.2.17, no patch) and all worked fine.

> The problem is that it has not always worked.
> On an ASUS P3V4X motherboard, it didn't.
> I had to use the old IDE cable. With the ATA/66 cable, Linux did not
> detect the drive.

> >                 Hi,

> > I've been using a ATA/66 disk on a CUSL2 motherboard using a ATA/66
> > cable (40-pin).
> > Linux detected the disk (kernel 2.2.17, no patch) and all worked fine.

> > The problem is that it has not always worked.
> > On an ASUS P3V4X motherboard, it didn't.
> > I had to use the old IDE cable. With the ATA/66 cable, Linux did not
> > detect the drive.

> Im not sure why this cable wouldn't work. Could it be that the new 80wire
> cables break old ide controllers? Did the P3V4X support ata66? If not then
> it doesn't matter anyway. You could certainly install a $40 ata66 card on
> the old mobo.

> > Can anybody certify me that I can use a ATA/66 disk with ATA/66 cable on
> > a 2.2 kernel?
> > I wish I could enable ATA/66 optimisations once kernel 2.4 is out
> > without changing the cable.

> Should work fine being as your the cable works with your current setup.
All
> that the new drivers will get you is the ability to use the hardware
> features that your 2.2 kernel is unaware of.

> Devin