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Topic: Hard disk question
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semmern
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posted 09-07- 09:14 AM
   
[Stupid question ahead.]
I'm going to have to buy a new HD for Commandos 2 and Il-2. (Commandos 2 full install: 3 gigs!!!)
I have an ATA-66 or 70-something, and I wonder if it's possible to install an ATA-100 disk. I don't need to have the same ATA number on all my HD's, do I?[This message has been edited by semmern (edited 09-07-2001).] IP: Logged |
nealg
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posted 09-07- 11:50 AM
semmern - you shouldn't. Just as you can run a 33 and 66 ( I have been doing so for over 2 years ), you should be able to put the ATA 100 in...it will just run at whatever the max is that your MB can support, or if it can support the 100, then with the proper drivers, it can run at that while your 66 should run ok too. Watch the connection ribbons, and use the ones which come with the 100, I believe, to get best performance.
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Spanky the Mad Dog
Pilot
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posted 09-07- 05:19 PM
Yep its no problem, ata 100 is backwards compatible with 66 and 33. BUT, did you just buy a new motherboard in the last couple months? What is it? It might support 100. IP: Logged |
Jonners
Pilot
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posted 09-07- 06:08 PM
Great crap on the Christmas Tree!
3 bloody whopping smegging hogging (more gerundives, anyone?  ) GIGS!!!!
Heaven, arse & twine, I can't get over that...[This message has been edited by Jonners (edited 09-07-2001).] IP: Logged |
semmern
Pilot
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posted 09-08- 02:25 AM
The mobo I have is a VIA AK74, it's not too dang old I think, as it isn't very long since I upgraded.IP: Logged |
Nat
JAG
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posted 09-08- 07:30 AM
a good idea might be to check that the MB supports ATA100 first.. you have a net connection, use it IP: Logged |
Nat
JAG
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posted 09-08- 07:34 AM
That didn't take long  the MB is only ATA66. This shouldn't stop you from getting an ATA100 HD ready for a future upgrade to the MB, but it means you can consider a possibly cheaper HD if you like thats ATA66.IP: Logged |
semmern
Pilot
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posted 09-08- 08:48 AM
Allrighty then. ThanksIP: Logged |
semmern
Pilot
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posted 09-09- 09:20 AM
How about IDE HD's? Do they go with ATA drives?IP: Logged |
Nat
JAG
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posted 09-09- 12:02 PM
er.. I thought we were talking about IDE drives lol ATA settings don't affect SCSI, Fibre Channle or FireWire drives, all ATA drives are IDE drives, as an example I bought an 8.4gb drive last year, just an IDE one, turn out that with the new motherboard it's actuly an ATA66 drive, so I thought that was cool So, IDE drives are almost always ATA drives, from ATA33 on older drives, to ATA 100 on newer, so this shouldn't be something to worry about ~Nat~ IP: Logged |
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