You've gotten over my head here. If you have installed a SATA card ... Where does the IDI controller come into play ? RHB On Jan 5, 2009, at 6:32 PM, Mike Bechtold wrote: > I have a dual 533 MHz DA that has been extensively > upgraded, and the things that have helped the most in terms of > bang for the buck: > > > 3.) A SATA card and drive. Mine is an Acard from OWC, and > right now, after all the above, I > > The internal IDE controller really does slow down the system. > I'm not sure how much good the processor would do without > addressing some of these other bottlenecks. > > - Michael B. in Cincinnati