blackdragonx1186

my primary drive recently went into PIO mode, and i wuz wondering if ne one knows if its possible by software, or some other means, 2 take it out of PIO mode. it wuz my fault, and it may b damaged. i wuznt paying attention and my elbow slammed into it, hard, hard enough 2 freeze it, and knocked it into PIO mode. it wuz running dma mode 5, but is now in PIO. its a western digital 80 gig special edition, IDE version. ive already ordered a new drive, same drive except its a sata version, and im hoping 2 b able 2 ghost it. id still like 2 use this drive for storage, but its kinda useless in PIO mode. ne help would b appciated.

i appologize about the other post, im new here, and didnt realize what topic i wuz on my primary drive recently went into PIO mode, and i wuz wondering if ne one knows if its possible by software, or some other means, 2 take it out of PIO mode. it wuz my fault, and it may b damaged. i wuznt paying attention and my elbow slammed into it, hard, hard enough 2 freeze it, and knocked it into PIO mode. it wuz running dma mode 5, but is now in PIO. its a western digital 80 gig special edition, IDE version. ive already ordered a new drive, same drive except its a sata version, and im hoping 2 b able 2 ghost it. id still like 2 use this drive for storage, but its kinda useless in PIO mode. ne help would b appciated.

im having the same problem, sorta. my primary recently went into PIO mode, altho it wuz my fault. i wuzent paying attention and my elbow slammed into my comp really hard, hard enough 2 freeze it, and lock the drive in PIO mode. what i wuz wondering is if ne knows of a way 2 take a drive out of it. its a western digital 80 gig special edition IDE drive. ne help would b appciated. ive already ordered a new drive, sata, and an hoping i can ghost this one onto the sata.