diff --git a/drivers/ide/arm/icside.c b/drivers/ide/arm/icside.c
index 8a9b98fcb66d..28f910b5aa5d 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/arm/icside.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/arm/icside.c
@@ -255,8 +255,7 @@ static int icside_set_speed(ide_drive_t *drive, u8 xfer_mode)
 	/*
 	 * Limit the transfer speed to MW_DMA_2.
 	 */
-	if (xfer_mode > XFER_MW_DMA_2)
-		xfer_mode = XFER_MW_DMA_2;
+	xfer_mode = ide_rate_filter(drive, xfer_mode);
 
 	switch (xfer_mode) {
 	case XFER_MW_DMA_2:
diff --git a/drivers/ide/cris/ide-cris.c b/drivers/ide/cris/ide-cris.c
index 04636f7eaae7..e08782ac88e0 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/cris/ide-cris.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/cris/ide-cris.c
@@ -726,6 +726,8 @@ static int speed_cris_ide(ide_drive_t *drive, u8 speed)
 {
 	int cyc = 0, dvs = 0, strobe = 0, hold = 0;
 
+	speed = ide_rate_filter(drive, speed);
+
 	if (speed >= XFER_PIO_0 && speed <= XFER_PIO_4) {
 		tune_cris_ide(drive, speed - XFER_PIO_0);
 		return ide_config_drive_speed(drive, speed);
diff --git a/drivers/ide/mips/au1xxx-ide.c b/drivers/ide/mips/au1xxx-ide.c
index 2ba6a054b861..0d5e4c67fa54 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/mips/au1xxx-ide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/mips/au1xxx-ide.c
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ static int auide_tune_chipset (ide_drive_t *drive, u8 speed)
 	int mem_sttime;
 	int mem_stcfg;
 
+	speed = ide_rate_filter(drive, speed);
+
 	mem_sttime = 0;
 	mem_stcfg  = au_readl(MEM_STCFG2);
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/pci/amd74xx.c b/drivers/ide/pci/amd74xx.c
index 06c15a6a3e7d..3c0bb1e79514 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/pci/amd74xx.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/pci/amd74xx.c
@@ -240,6 +240,8 @@ static int amd_set_drive(ide_drive_t *drive, u8 speed)
 	struct ide_timing t, p;
 	int T, UT;
 
+	speed = ide_rate_filter(drive, speed);
+
 	if (speed != XFER_PIO_SLOW)
 		ide_config_drive_speed(drive, speed);
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/pci/via82cxxx.c b/drivers/ide/pci/via82cxxx.c
index a7be7795e6af..ec9ad6e0e1f6 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/pci/via82cxxx.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/pci/via82cxxx.c
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ static int via_set_drive(ide_drive_t *drive, u8 speed)
 	struct ide_timing t, p;
 	unsigned int T, UT;
 
+	speed = ide_rate_filter(drive, speed);
+
 	if (speed != XFER_PIO_SLOW)
 		ide_config_drive_speed(drive, speed);
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ppc/pmac.c b/drivers/ide/ppc/pmac.c
index 2fb047b898aa..222adcb54823 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ppc/pmac.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ppc/pmac.c
@@ -928,6 +928,8 @@ pmac_ide_tune_chipset (ide_drive_t *drive, byte speed)
 	pmac_ide_hwif_t* pmif = (pmac_ide_hwif_t *)HWIF(drive)->hwif_data;
 	u32 *timings, *timings2;
 
+	speed = ide_rate_filter(drive, speed);
+
 	if (pmif == NULL)
 		return 1;
 		
@@ -937,17 +939,9 @@ pmac_ide_tune_chipset (ide_drive_t *drive, byte speed)
 	switch(speed) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA_PMAC
 		case XFER_UDMA_6:
-		        if (pmif->kind != controller_sh_ata6)
-				return 1;
 		case XFER_UDMA_5:
-			if (pmif->kind != controller_un_ata6 &&
-			    pmif->kind != controller_k2_ata6 &&
-			    pmif->kind != controller_sh_ata6)
-				return 1;
 		case XFER_UDMA_4:
 		case XFER_UDMA_3:
-			if (drive->hwif->cbl != ATA_CBL_PATA80)
-				return 1;
 		case XFER_UDMA_2:
 		case XFER_UDMA_1:
 		case XFER_UDMA_0: