if ((*ppr_options & MSG_EXT_PPR_DT_REQ) == 0
         && maxsync < AHC_SYNCRATE_ULTRA2)
                maxsync = AHC_SYNCRATE_ULTRA2;
-       
+
+       /* Now set the maxsync based on the card capabilities
+        * DT is already done above */
+       if ((ahc->features & (AHC_DT | AHC_ULTRA2)) == 0
+           && maxsync < AHC_SYNCRATE_ULTRA)
+               maxsync = AHC_SYNCRATE_ULTRA;
+       if ((ahc->features & (AHC_DT | AHC_ULTRA2 | AHC_ULTRA)) == 0
+           && maxsync < AHC_SYNCRATE_FAST)
+               maxsync = AHC_SYNCRATE_FAST;
+
        for (syncrate = &ahc_syncrates[maxsync];
             syncrate->rate != NULL;
             syncrate++) {
        else
                scsirate &= SXFR;
 
+       /* now set maxsync based on card capabilities */
+       if ((ahc->features & AHC_DT) == 0 && maxsync < AHC_SYNCRATE_ULTRA2)
+               maxsync = AHC_SYNCRATE_ULTRA2;
+       if ((ahc->features & (AHC_DT | AHC_ULTRA2)) == 0
+           && maxsync < AHC_SYNCRATE_ULTRA)
+               maxsync = AHC_SYNCRATE_ULTRA;
+       if ((ahc->features & (AHC_DT | AHC_ULTRA2 | AHC_ULTRA)) == 0
+           && maxsync < AHC_SYNCRATE_FAST)
+               maxsync = AHC_SYNCRATE_FAST;
+
+
        syncrate = &ahc_syncrates[maxsync];
        while (syncrate->rate != NULL) {