New Data HD plays video poorly (Resolved)

IcyManipulator · 05-29-2007, 06:08 PM

I recently purchased a new Seagate Baracuda 7200.10 160Gb hard drive to act as a slave data drive in my old computer. The intention is to move all my media and documents to it and then buy a new hard drive to be my new master drive with all my programs to eventually swap into a new computer.

I attempted to run a video from the slave drive and the audio that accompanies it. The sound came out very choppy and unwatchable. The files were fine on my original hard drive, and if I move them back, they are fine. So why do they not work properly when played from my new drive?

If anybody has some insight on this, it would be greatly appreciated.

**hwm54112** · 05-30-2007, 08:39 AM

Welcome to TSF,

Run the manufacturer's utility on the drive. seagate utilities
check transfer mode:

start>rite click my computer>properties>hardware tab>device manager>expand ide controller>rite click on primary ide channel>properties>advanced settings>

Transfer mode should be DMA if available
Current Mode should be dma not PIO

Could be your secondary controller depending on how things are configured

IcyManipulator · 05-30-2007, 05:41 PM

So if the Transfer Mode is set to DMA if available, but the Current Transfer Mode is PIO mode, then that means that I cannot use DMA with my new HD? Is that a HD issue or a motherboard issue?

Thanks again.

**hwm54112** · 05-30-2007, 11:03 PM

Generally it's an ide contoller issue, but there could be a setting in cmos setup under hard drive settings. If the drive is running in pio mode, and there is no setting in setup, uninstall the ide controller. Windows should re-install it in dma mode automatically on reboot.

IcyManipulator · 05-31-2007, 06:50 PM

That did it. Thanks a lot.

~Icy

05-29-2007, 06:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
IcyManipulator Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 3 OS: XP	New Data HD plays video poorly (Resolved) I recently purchased a new Seagate Baracuda 7200.10 160Gb hard drive to act as a slave data drive in my old computer. The intention is to move all my media and documents to it and then buy a new hard drive to be my new master drive with all my programs to eventually swap into a new computer. I attempted to run a video from the slave drive and the audio that accompanies it. The sound came out very choppy and unwatchable. The files were fine on my original hard drive, and if I move them back, they are fine. So why do they not work properly when played from my new drive? If anybody has some insight on this, it would be greatly appreciated.

05-30-2007, 08:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
hwm54112 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,233 OS: WINXP	Re: New Data HD plays video poorly Welcome to TSF, Run the manufacturer's utility on the drive. seagate utilities check transfer mode: start>rite click my computer>properties>hardware tab>device manager>expand ide controller>rite click on primary ide channel>properties>advanced settings> Transfer mode should be DMA if available Current Mode should be dma not PIO Could be your secondary controller depending on how things are configured

05-30-2007, 05:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
IcyManipulator Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 3 OS: XP	Re: New Data HD plays video poorly So if the Transfer Mode is set to DMA if available, but the Current Transfer Mode is PIO mode, then that means that I cannot use DMA with my new HD? Is that a HD issue or a motherboard issue? Thanks again.

05-30-2007, 11:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
hwm54112 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,233 OS: WINXP	Re: New Data HD plays video poorly Generally it's an ide contoller issue, but there could be a setting in cmos setup under hard drive settings. If the drive is running in pio mode, and there is no setting in setup, uninstall the ide controller. Windows should re-install it in dma mode automatically on reboot.

05-31-2007, 06:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
IcyManipulator Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 3 OS: XP	Re: New Data HD plays video poorly That did it. Thanks a lot. ~Icy