__u8 min_xferp = (hostdata->chip710 ? NCR_710_MIN_XFERP : NCR_700_MIN_XFERP);
 
        if(hostdata->chip710) {
-               __u8 burst_disable = hostdata->burst_disable
-                       ? BURST_DISABLE : 0;
+               __u8 burst_disable = 0;
+               __u8 burst_length = 0;
+
+               switch (hostdata->burst_length) {
+                       case 1:
+                               burst_length = BURST_LENGTH_1;
+                               break;
+                       case 2:
+                               burst_length = BURST_LENGTH_2;
+                               break;
+                       case 4:
+                               burst_length = BURST_LENGTH_4;
+                               break;
+                       case 8:
+                               burst_length = BURST_LENGTH_8;
+                               break;
+                       default:
+                               burst_disable = BURST_DISABLE;
+                               break;
+               }
                dcntl_extra = COMPAT_700_MODE;
 
                NCR_700_writeb(dcntl_extra, host, DCNTL_REG);
-               NCR_700_writeb(BURST_LENGTH_8  | hostdata->dmode_extra,
+               NCR_700_writeb(burst_length | hostdata->dmode_extra,
                               host, DMODE_710_REG);
                NCR_700_writeb(burst_disable | (hostdata->differential ? 
                                                DIFF : 0), host, CTEST7_REG);
 
        __u32   force_le_on_be:1;
 #endif
        __u32   chip710:1;      /* set if really a 710 not 700 */
-       __u32   burst_disable:1;        /* set to 1 to disable 710 bursting */
+       __u32   burst_length:4; /* set to 0 to disable 710 bursting */
 
        /* NOTHING BELOW HERE NEEDS ALTERING */
        __u32   fast:1;         /* if we can alter the SCSI bus clock
 
                hostdata->force_le_on_be = 0;
                hostdata->chip710 = 1;
                hostdata->dmode_extra = DMODE_FC2;
+               hostdata->burst_length = 8;
        }
 
        host = NCR_700_detect(&lasi700_template, hostdata, &dev->dev);
 
        hostdata->differential = differential;
        hostdata->clock = clock;
        hostdata->chip710 = 1;
+       hostdata->burst_length = 8;
 
        /* and register the chip */
        if((host = NCR_700_detect(&sim710_driver_template, hostdata, dev))