[pchelpers] more device questions

I was looking in my device manager and i found
my Primary IDE port was set at Multword DMA 2.
There was a box checked that said to let bios set
my speed.
When I unchecked the box these options came up:

Ultra DMA 6-Ultra 133
Ultra DMA 5-Ultra 100
Ultra DMA 4-Ultra    66
Ultra DMA 3-          
Ultra DMA  2             33
Ultra DMA  1
Multiword DMA 2
Multiword DMA 1
Multiword DMA 0
PIO Mode

There was even a speed test
At the multiword setting this was the test results.
Theortical Limit-----16.6
Burst speed     ------16.1
Sustained speed-----15.8

Since I'm running a WD 100ATA drive I checked
the Ultra 100 and here are the test results

TL   100.00
BS      85.7
SS       36.1

Now 36.1 may be far below a 100ATA speed but it is better
than the 15.8 I was getting. Now to see why Bios is limiting
my drive speed.

Pc
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