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August 29, 2006

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Getting proper SATA performance with WinXP and a Mac Pro

Posted Aug. 29, ’06, 6:39 AM PT by Derik DeLong
Category | Windows

Boot Camp One of the sad things about the current version of Boot Camp is that SATA hard drive performance under it is abysmal. The drivers lack DMA support, meaning processor usage and very poor performance. It’s a little basic, so it’s disheartening to see such a great machine hamstrung by it.

Just as people scrambled to find drivers before the release of Boot Camp 1.1, people have been trying to find a solution of this in lieu of an Apple supported fix. One set of instructions surfaced (thanks Philbert). Alas, those instructions are now banished as the user’s bandwidth has been exceeded for the month. I’m not too sad as I got a look prior to that and the fix was… painful, to say the least. It entailed making a new Windows install CD (because apparently the drivers necessary can only be installed during Windows installation).

Could Boot Camp 1.1.1 or 1.2 be right around the corner? I’m sure more than a couple people hope so.


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