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I have an ATA/IDE drive, but when I select the “Driver Options” feature, it provides me with SCSI Driver Options not ATA/IDE Driver Options – whats wrong?

April 26, 2017ATA drive driver feature IDE Options provides SCSI select

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I have an ATA/IDE drive, but when I select the “Driver Options” feature, it provides me with SCSI Driver Options not ATA/IDE Driver Options – whats wrong?

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A. ATA/IDE drives that are connected to PCI ATA bus cards present themselves as SCSI devices and not ATA/IDE devices for compatibility purposes. As a result, Hard Disk SpeedTools will treat these devices as if they were true SCSI. For these devices, Hard Disk SpeedTools will present the SCSI Driver Options window when commanded. However, making any selections in the Options window, will not be respected by the PCI ATA bus card and will therefore, not be used. Because ATA PCI bus cards use proprietary technology to function, Hard Disk SpeedTools cannot not currently offer Driver Options for devices connected to these cards. ………………..