Enable UDMA66 Mode on Intel Chipsets (Windows 2000/XP)

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Enable UDMA66 Mode on Intel Chipsets (Windows 2000/XP)
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If you have a computer with an Intel chipset that supports UDMA66, you will still find that UDMA66 mode is disabled by default on Windows 2000 computers. This tweak allows you to enable or disable it.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value called "EnableUDMA66" and set it to "1" to enable UDMA66 or "0" to disable it.

Restart Windows for the change to take effect.

Note: Before you enable UDMA66 mode make sure that the device supports UDMA66 mode and use an 80-pin IDE cable with the proper pin cut.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
EnableUDMA66	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)


	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E96A-E325...

Settings:

System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\
{4D36E96A-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\0000]
Name: EnableUDMA66
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: June 27, 2002

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