slow drive access

i have a ga-6bxc m/board & an ibm 15.4 unnformatted udma66 hard drive but my disk access is very slow. no driver disks came with hardware
please help
thankx

we have the same motherboard. mine came w/ "PIIX Bus Master IDE Drivers" on floppy disk, but they are for everything else except the 440BX chipset that our motherboard has. i've writtten to gigabyte [and have searched a goodly time for drivers myself, w/ no success]. maybe you want to mail them, too.
support@gigabyte.com.tw

good luck

here's a bunch of info on the driver you need. the most recent info i found is at the bottom of the file [including the site for download from intel]. hope it helps you and me both.
http://www.intel.com/design/chipsets...CG+devleftnav&


The Intel® 440BX AGPset is the
first chipset to optimize Intel®
Pentium® III processor
performance for 3D and video
applications with 100-MHz
system bus/SDRAM. As Intel's
second-generation AGPset with
Intel® Quad Port Acceleration
(QPA), the Intel 440BX AGPset
improves the speed of the system
bus from 66 MHz to 100 MHz, while increasing the width and
depth of buffers to the system bus, Accelerated Graphics Port,
SDRAM, and the PCI bus. In addition, the 440BX AGPset can
interface with ATA/66 HDD in UDMA mode 2. This makes the
Intel 440BX AGPset an excellent design solution for
"next-generation performance" in consumer desktop, corporate
small business desktop, mobile, workstation and server market
systems. By optimizing the performance of the Pentium III
processor with Dual Independent Bus (DIB) architecture, the new
Intel 440BX AGPset supports the emerging set of visual computing
applications, including 3D and video applications for design, data
visualization, Web content creation, education, and gaming.

Ease of design and scalability
Designing with the Intel 440BX AGPset is simplified because the
chipset enables scalable motherboard designs with either a
66-MHz or 100-MHz system bus. To further improve design
investments, the Intel 440BX AGPset is form-factor compliant with
the current Intel® 440LX AGPset. Design collateral is a superset of
Intel 440LX AGPset design collateral, focusing on 100-MHz
SDRAM and enhanced power and thermal management.

Ideal for mobile systems
The Intel 440BX AGPset is the first chipset for mobile Intel®
Pentium® III processor-based systems, with an architecture
optimized to deliver the highest performance in mobile systems.
Specifically, the Intel 440BX AGPset features enhanced power
management, including ACPI support, which makes it an ideal
choice for low-power mobile platforms. With its flexible feature
set, the Intel 440BX AGPset is the solution for mobile Pentium® III
processor-based systems and mobile Pentium® II processor-based
systems, today and tomorrow.

Optimizing Intel® Pentium® III processor performance
The Intel 440BX AGPset optimizes the performance of the Intel
Pentium III processor in desktop systems by implementing Intel
Quad Port Acceleration (QPA). This capability improves system
performance through four-port concurrent arbitration of the
processor bus, graphics bus, PCI bus, and SDRAM. Intel® QPA
allows the Intel 440BX AGPset and the Pentium III processor to
deliver optimal performance in visual computing applications,
including 3D graphics.


The Intel® 440BX AGPset is the
first chipset to optimize Intel®
Pentium® III processor
performance for 3D and video
applications with 100-MHz
system bus/SDRAM. As Intel's
second-generation AGPset with
Intel® Quad Port Acceleration
(QPA), the Intel 440BX AGPset
improves the speed of the system
bus from 66 MHz to 100 MHz, while increasing the width and
depth of buffers to the system bus, Accelerated Graphics Port,
SDRAM, and the PCI bus. In addition, the 440BX AGPset can
interface with ATA/66 HDD in UDMA mode 2. This makes the
Intel 440BX AGPset an excellent design solution for
"next-generation performance" in consumer desktop, corporate
small business desktop, mobile, workstation and server market
systems. By optimizing the performance of the Pentium III
processor with Dual Independent Bus (DIB) architecture, the new
Intel 440BX AGPset supports the emerging set of visual computing
applications, including 3D and video applications for design, data
visualization, Web content creation, education, and gaming.

Ease of design and scalability
Designing with the Intel 440BX AGPset is simplified because the
chipset enables scalable motherboard designs with either a
66-MHz or 100-MHz system bus. To further improve design
investments, the Intel 440BX AGPset is form-factor compliant with
the current Intel® 440LX AGPset. Design collateral is a superset of
Intel 440LX AGPset design collateral, focusing on 100-MHz
SDRAM and enhanced power and thermal management.

Ideal for mobile systems
The Intel 440BX AGPset is the first chipset for mobile Intel®
Pentium® III processor-based systems, with an architecture
optimized to deliver the highest performance in mobile systems.
Specifically, the Intel 440BX AGPset features enhanced power
management, including ACPI support, which makes it an ideal
choice for low-power mobile platforms. With its flexible feature
set, the Intel 440BX AGPset is the solution for mobile Pentium® III
processor-based systems and mobile Pentium® II processor-based
systems, today and tomorrow.

Optimizing Intel® Pentium® III processor performance
The Intel 440BX AGPset optimizes the performance of the Intel
Pentium III processor in desktop systems by implementing Intel
Quad Port Acceleration (QPA). This capability improves system
performance through four-port concurrent arbitration of the
processor bus, graphics bus, PCI bus, and SDRAM. Intel® QPA
allows the Intel 440BX AGPset and the Pentium III processor to
deliver optimal performance in visual computing applications,
including 3D graphics.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

Intel® Quad Port Acceleration optimizes Intel® Pentium® III processor, 3D, and
video performance with 100-MHz system bus and SDRAM

Platform flexibility enables scalable 100-MHz and 66-MHz designs

Enables "best-of-class" 3D, multimedia and gaming platforms with the Intel®
graphics accelerator

Enhanced power and thermal manageability

Two-component chipset (82443BX and 82371AB) is form-factor equivalent with the
previous generation Intel® 440LX AGPset

Can interface with ATA/66 Hard Disk Drives in UDMA mode 2


FEATURES
BENEFITS

100-MHz System
bus/SDRAM support

Optimizes performance in platforms
with the Pentium® III processor with
Dual Independent Bus (DIB)
architecture, AGP technology, and
100-MHz SDRAM

Expanded data buffering

Improves system performance and
concurrency

Open page architecture

Multiple SDRAM pages reduce
latencies for optimal 3D performance

Enhanced power
management

Supports the PC '98 ACPI
power-management specification for
mobile and desktop systems

Platform flexibility

Enables scalable 100-MHz and
66-MHz designs; form-factor compliant
with ATX, LPX, and NLX motherboards
allows extension of existing Intel®
440LX AGPset-based design
investments http://www.intel.com/design/chipsets...astr/index.htm

The Intel® Bus Master IDE driver v3.02 is for use with Windows*
95 Retail and OSR1. If you have upgraded to Windows* 98 and are
experiencing IDE subsystem problems, the v3.02 installer may be
used to remove the Intel driver so the Microsoft* BM-IDE driver
can be manually enabled. (See README.TXT for more
information.)

Bus Master IDE General Overview
The transfer model for IDE devices has traditionally been PIO
(programmed I/O) where data is transferred to and from IDE
devices explicitly via CPU instructions. This model is
straightforward and simple but requires a relatively large amount
of dedicated CPU time, especially when transferring large amounts
of data to and from hard disk drives.

Intel® 430 series chipsets and Intel® 440 series chipsets can
reduce the CPU time required for retrieving and/or storing data on
your hard disk drive (or other IDE device) via Bus Master IDE
(BM-IDE) logic contained within the PIIXn IDE controller
function. The PIIXn IDE controller acts as a PCI bus master on
behalf of IDE DMA slave devices, performing DMA transfers to
and from devices on either primary or secondary IDE channels.
Additionally, Intel® chipsets incorporating the PIIX3, PIIX4, and
PIIX4E devices can perform fast DMA transfers via the Ultra
DMA/33 hardware interface.

The table below maps Intel chipsets to PIIXn devices and notes
each chipset's IDE hardware interface:

Chipset
PIIXn Device
IDE h/w interface
Intel® 430FX
PCIset
82371FB (PIIX)
ATA/16
Intel® 430VX
PCIset
82371SB (PIIX3)
ATA/16
Intel® 430HX
PCIset
82371SB (PIIX3)
ATA/16
Intel® 430TX
PCIset
82371AB (PIIX4)
Ultra DMA/33
Intel® 440FX
PCIset
82371SB (PIIX3)
ATA/16
Intel® 440LX
AGPset
82371AB/EB (PIIX4/4E)
Ultra DMA/33
Intel® 440EX
AGPset
82371EB (PIIX4E)
Ultra DMA/33
Intel® 440BX
AGPset
82371AB/EB (PIIX4/4E)
Ultra DMA/33
Intel® 440GX
AGPset
82371EB (PIIX4E)
Ultra DMA/33


System Requirements
The following system elements must be present to install the
BM-IDE driver:

Hardware Requirements:

1.BM-IDE-capable Intel chipset
includes all Intel chipsets with a PIIXn component (430
and 440 series chipsets)
Ultra DMA/33 interface not required, but may enhance
performance
2.DMA-capable IDE device(s)
today, most IDE hard disk drives and CD-ROM drives
are DMA-capable
usually noted in HDD or CD-ROM manual as supporting
DMA or UDMA
Ultra DMA/33 h/w interface not required, but will
enhance performance

Software Requirements:

1.Operating system with multitasking capability
such as Windows* 95 Retail and OSR 1
2.BM-IDE device driver
Windows 95 OSR 1 ships with a BM-IDE device driver
Intel provides the BM-IDE driver for Windows 95
Retail and OSR 1

Which Operating Systems Does the Intel® BM-IDE
Driver v3.02 Support?
To identify which version of Windows you are using, run the
Start/Settings/Control Panel/Systems applet. The upper right
section of the "General" tab lists the version number. Use the
following table to match the version number to the common version
name:

Windows
Version
Common Name
Intel®
BM-IDE
driver
Microsoft*
BM-IDE driver
4.00.950
Windows 95 Retail


4.00.950a
Windows 95 OSR
1


4.00.950b
Windows 95 OSR
2.0/2.1


4.00.950c
Windows 95 OSR
2.5


4.10.1998
Windows 98 Retail



If you are using the Windows 95 retail or OSR 1 release, you
should download and install the Intel BM-IDE driver for Windows
95.

If you are using the Windows 95 OSR 2, OSR 2.1, or OSR 2.5
releases, or Windows 98, you should not download the Intel
BM-IDE driver, as these operating system versions already contain
a BM-IDE driver from Microsoft. If the Intel driver is already
installed on Windows 98 systems, the v3.02 installer may be used
to replace it with the Microsoft BM-IDE driver.

Note: Manual intervention is sometimes required to enable the
Microsoft driver to perform IDE DMA transfers. Refer to your
system manufacturer or this Microsoft Knowledge Base article
for more information.

What's New in the v3.02 Release?
The Intel BM-IDE Driver v3.02 for Windows 95 incorporates the
following enhancements:

1.Installer can now remove Intel BM-IDE driver from
Windows 98 systems

For users who have upgraded to Windows* 98 and
are experiencing IDE subsystem problems:
The Intel BM-IDE driver was not designed for use under
Windows 98. The installer program for the Intel
BM-IDE driver for Windows 95 precludes installation
on a Windows 98-based system.

However, a problem may occur when upgrading to
Windows 98 on a system that already contains the Intel
BM-IDE driver, because the driver may remain loaded
following the upgrade. To fix this, use the new v3.02
installer to remove the Intel driver so the Microsoft
BM-IDE driver can be manually enabled on Windows
98 systems.

To remove the Intel driver on Windows 98, download
the v3.02 driver, run SETUP, and follow the prompts to
remove the Intel BM-IDE. Then manually enable the
Microsoft driver. See the README.TXT file included
in the download package for more information. (See
Troubleshooting for common system configuration issues
related to use of the Windows* 95/98 INF Update Utility
for Intel® chipsets and the Intel BM-IDE driver for
Windows 95.)

2.Support for CD-R and CD-RW drives
3.Support for LS-120 SuperDisk drives
4.Support for >8.4GB hard disk drives
5.Support for Ultra DMA/33-capable ATAPI CD-ROM drives
6.Command parser for all ATA/ATAPI commands from ASPI
to counteract indeterminate data flow direction
7.Periodic flushing of hard disk drive write cache during IDE
I/O and at system shutdown, to prevent data loss if the HDD
loses power before its write cache is flushed to disk

For more information on this new feature, refer to this
Microsoft Knowledge Base article.

8.Driver performs multi-block data transfers from ATAPI
CD-ROM devices
9.Driver configures all ATAPI tape drives for fastest PIO
modes. (ATAPI tape devices are no longer configured for
DMA transfers)
10.Support for DMA-capable BIOS Int13h routines
11.Installer program no longer prompts user for location of
IDEATAPI.MPD file after system reboot

Please refer to Troubleshooting for a discussion of common system
configuration issues related to the use of the Windows* 95/98 INF
Update Utility for Intel® chipsets and the Intel Bus Master IDE
driver for Windows 95.

Download BM-IDE Driver v3.02
Download the Bus Master IDE Driver v3.02, an enhancement of
the previous v3.01 driver, with new features. This driver is for use
with Windows* 95 Retail and OSR1.
http://www.intel.com/design/chipsets...str/dwnlod.htm
If you have upgraded to Windows* 98 and are experiencing IDE
subsystem problems, this v3.02 installer may be used to remove the
Intel driver before manually enabling the Microsoft* BM-IDE
driver on Windows* 98. See README.TXT for more information.
Windows* 95/98 INF Update Utility
Bus Master IDE Driver for Windows 95
Troubleshooting Common System Configuration
Issues [INF_BM.PDF]

This document discusses common system configuration issues
related to the use of the Windows* 95/98 INF Update Utility for Intel®
chipsets and the Intel Bus Master IDE driver for Windows 95.

The issues discussed in this guide are only relevant to systems
using the Intel® 430FX/VX/HX/TX and 440FX/LX/EX/BX/GX
chipsets and Windows 95 or Windows 98.

Do you need the INF Update Utility?
Find your operating system version and chipset on Page 7 of this
document to determine whether you need to run the Windows 95/98
INF Update Utility.

Do you need the Intel Bus Master IDE driver?
The Intel Bus Master IDE driver should be used only with the retail
version of Windows 95 (4.00.950) or OEM Service Release 1
(4.00.950a).

Users running Windows 95 OSR 2.0 or later (4.00.95b or 4.00.95c)
or Windows 98 (4.10.1998) should NOT use the Intel Bus Master
IDE driver. Bus Mastering should be enabled using the native
operating system drivers. This document describes that procedure.

Windows NT 4.0 also has native bus mastering support with Service
Pack 3. This document describes how to enable bus mastering in
Windows NT 4.0.

Please Note
Most of the issues are related to either software configuration or
hardware implementation. Intel is not responsible for the software
written by third party vendors or the implementation of Intel®
components in the products of third party manufacturers.

Customers should always contact the place of purchase or
system/software manufacturer with support questions about their
specific hardware or software configuration.

pdf file here: http://intel.com/support/chipsets/inf_bm.htm