> check that DMA is enabled for the drive, look at the SATA modes
> you have available in bios if you can't enable DMA

What I see in BIOS set-up is

ST3500418AS (SATA)

PIO Mode : 4
Asynch DMA : MultiWord DMA-2
Ultra DMA : Ultra DMA-6
DMA Mode : [Auto]
32-bit Transfer : [Disabled]

Select DMA Mode
Auto : Auto Detected
SWDMAn : SingleWord DMAn
MWDMAn : MultiWord DMAn
UDMAn : Ultra DMAn

Samsung SP0802N (Primary Slave boot)

PIO Mode : 4
Asynch DMA : MultiWord DMA-2
Ultra DMA : Ultra DMA-5
DMA Mode : [Auto]
32-bit Transfer : [Disabled]

Joe

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