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The Linux Ultra-DMA Mini-Howto

Brion Vibber, brion@pobox.com

v1.45, 6 July 1998


This document is intended to explain how to use Ultra-DMA aka Ultra-ATA aka Ultra33 hard drives and controllers with Linux. The most recent version of this mini-Howto can be obtained in HTML format at http://pobox.com/~brion/linux/Ultra-DMA.html.

1. Introduction

2. What is Ultra-DMA and why do I want it?

3. Using your UDMA Hard Drive with an EIDE Controller

4. Using your hard drives with a UDMA Controller

5. The Promise Ultra33 IDE

6. Intel TX motherboard onboard UDMA controller

7. The VIA VP2 and Related Chipsets

8. UDMA-Generic

9. If you still can't get it to work!

10. If you have some information about UDMA stuff that's not in this mini-howto...


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