diff --git a/cpu/mpc5xxx/ide.c b/cpu/mpc5xxx/ide.c
index 087ddac109dbef5d108a8a09e3b22cb9a153dd3f..344e6f2029481e60c0f96e6111d1408aeb9deccc 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc5xxx/ide.c
+++ b/cpu/mpc5xxx/ide.c
@@ -54,11 +54,19 @@ int ide_preinit (void)
 	/* All sample codes do that... */
 	*(vu_long *) MPC5XXX_ATA_SHARE_COUNT = 0;
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_UC101)
+	/* Configure and reset host */
+	*(vu_long *) MPC5XXX_ATA_HOST_CONFIG = 
+		MPC5xxx_ATA_HOSTCONF_SMR | MPC5xxx_ATA_HOSTCONF_FR;
+	udelay (10);
+	*(vu_long *) MPC5XXX_ATA_HOST_CONFIG = 0;
+#else
 	/* Configure and reset host */
 	*(vu_long *) MPC5XXX_ATA_HOST_CONFIG = MPC5xxx_ATA_HOSTCONF_IORDY |
 		MPC5xxx_ATA_HOSTCONF_SMR | MPC5xxx_ATA_HOSTCONF_FR;
 	udelay (10);
 	*(vu_long *) MPC5XXX_ATA_HOST_CONFIG = MPC5xxx_ATA_HOSTCONF_IORDY;
+#endif
 
 	/* Disable prefetch on Commbus */
 	psdma->PtdCntrl |= 1;
diff --git a/include/configs/uc101.h b/include/configs/uc101.h
index 3b471d0a97fb3f7e92152d30cc83b18a94df9f62..aed80ec1e51beac012edcfa4f3c8007a8d78ec41 100644
--- a/include/configs/uc101.h
+++ b/include/configs/uc101.h
@@ -332,7 +332,6 @@
 #define CFG_IDE_MAXDEVICE	2	/* max. 2 drives per IDE bus	*/
 
 #define CONFIG_IDE_PREINIT	1
-/* #define CONFIG_IDE_RESET	1 beispile siehe tqm5200.c */
 
 #define CFG_ATA_IDE0_OFFSET	0x0000