In message <20040121172700.GA2060@drowsy.duskware.de>, you write: 

-> On Wed, Jan 21, 2004 at 05:45:35PM +0100, 15176602@users.siol.net wrote:
-> 
-> > Can somebody please tell me what are the limitations of built-in IDE
-> > controller in Ulta 5 class machines ?
-> 
-> It can not do any ultra dma modes.

Isn't there also some stupidity with respect to the channels (chip design or
brain-damage prevent us from accessing them independently or forcing us to
serialize access), or am I mis-remembering?

--rafal

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Rafal Boni                                                     rafal@pobox.com
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