pr-man 1 Posted November 7, 2002 because im using a promise at-100tx2 controller card for both my HDs? Share this post Link to post
BladeRunner 0 Posted November 7, 2002 I'm using a Promise Fasttrak TX2 RAID Controller. My CPU utilisation is around 6-6.5%. http://www.prawlings.net/benchmarks/hdtach.htm The above link is with HDTach 2.52 but 2.61 reported the same. Maybe it is an issue with the standard Promise IDE controllers rather than the RAID ones. Share this post Link to post
pr-man 1 Posted November 8, 2002 well I running the drivers XP put in after install. I will download the latest ones that are on the promise site and see wsup Share this post Link to post
BladeRunner 0 Posted November 8, 2002 Ah yes, I am running the Promise drivers rather than those included in WinXP. For the TX2 RAID controller these are 2.0.0.26 Share this post Link to post
pr-man 1 Posted November 8, 2002 well I just installed the 34 drivers off promises sit and now CPU utilization is down to 14% Getting better. I might try the 39 next Share this post Link to post
pr-man 1 Posted November 8, 2002 ok WinXP native driver: 47% cpu utilization Promise Version 34 XP driver: 14% Promise Version 39 XP driver: 53% Geez not left with many options LOL guess I will stick with version 34 unless someone has a better one for me. Share this post Link to post
pr-man 1 Posted November 8, 2002 I dont get it. If I use XPs default driver, it 50%+ cpu utilization but no stuttering in mp3's. However if I use the 34 promise winXP driver I get 13% cpu utilization but stuttering while playing mp3's What the hell Share this post Link to post
BladeRunner 0 Posted November 8, 2002 You might want to try sending Promise Tech support an e-mail. I've had dealings with them in the past (Issues with a TX4 RAID controller) and they have always been very helpful - they actually do know what they are talking about. Share this post Link to post
MrPinkos 0 Posted November 9, 2002 hi ----> http://www.ntcompatible.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=23055 Bye Share this post Link to post