New SATA HD - help

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fizlar

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Hi,
I am really stuck here.

First of all i have a
K8S MX motherboard AMD 64 3400+ processor

I originally has one 160 GB Sata drive which worked fine. Now I have added a new 250GB GB Sata drive which has been ack by the bios and windows XP started fine.

The my computer shows the drives fine and can format them no problem.

Now when i save small files it saves to them ok. However, when i transfer large files such as half gig files the pc hangs and just slows down. Eventually the file transfer box comes up ( but pc freezes) you cant do anything. I leave it for an hour and still has not happened.

I have force set the sata 1.5GBPS mode using jumper pins on the sata drive but still as not sorted it

What is wrong?
 
more info

ok have run some more s/v

this is what i have found:

HD Tune: SAMSUNG SP2504C Information

Firmware version : VT100-50
Serial number : S09QJ1PP333762
Capacity : 232.9 GB (~250.1 GB)
Buffer size : 8192 KB
Standard : ATA/ATAPI-7 - SATA II
Supported mode : UDMA Mode 7 (Ultra ATA/512)
Current mode : UDMA Mode 6 (Ultra ATA/133)

S.M.A.R.T : yes
48-bit Address : yes
Read Look-Ahead : yes
Write Cache : yes
Host Protected Area : yes
Device Configuration Overlay : yes
Automatic Acoustic Management: yes
Power Management : yes
Advanced Power Management : no
Power-up in Standby : no
Security Mode : yes
Firmware Upgradable : yes

Partition : 1
Drive letter :
Label :
Capacity : 238472 MB
Usage : 0.00%
Type : LDM
Bootable : No


also in computer management i have

PRIMARY IDE CHANNEL PROPERTIES

DEVICE 0

DEVICE TYPE : AUTO DETECTION
TRANSFER MODE: DMA if Available
CURRENT TRANSFER MODE: Ultra DMA Mode 5

DEVICE 1
DEVICE TYPE: AUTO DETECTION
TRANSFER MODE: DMA IF AVAILABLE
CURRENT TRANSFER MODE: Ultra DMA Mode 2

PLEASE HELP
 
Hi have also ran a software sandra lite and it gave me a warning:

Warning W3104 - Current transfer mode not optimal, i.e. not highest supported. This affects drive performance. If the controller is also capable of the highest supported transfer mode, there is no reason not to use it.

Fix: First check controller supported transfer modes. Then check the mode the driver for the controller/BIOS is set to use and modify; some default to a lower mode for compatibility. You may need to install newer drivers if the current drivers do not natively support the controller (especially for RAID). You may need to update the controller BIOS or drive firmware, if the mode does not stick. If data corruption occurs verify the cable and consider switching (if any) drives on the same channel onto other channels.

If the built-in controller does not support the mode, consider using the on-board/RAID controller or even disable the built-in controller and install a new controller.
 
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