ATA66/ATA100 ???

BOWTYE8 · Post by **BOWTYE8** » Sat Dec 09, 2000 10:00 am

I have a maxtor 20 gig 7200 thats capable of ATA100. Can you help explain this I see alot of ATA66 and udma 66/100 on the mother boards. I am getting ready to build a new computer .I am on a buget so not looking to buy the most elobaorate MB out the but most seem to have ATA66 .
Dennis

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Hell_Yes · Post by **Hell_Yes** » Sat Dec 09, 2000 10:21 am

Dennis,

There are UDMA 100/66 Mobo available. I have a Duron system with one in it for a couple of months. I believe I paid 89 dollars for the board (It is an ASUS) at a local show.

The ATA100 connects to the drive at 100MHz vs. 66 with a ATA66 (I know..duh!!). The drive mechanism will not feed data that fast, but the buffer will (2M on that drive). I have not noticed a great speed difference myself and I have both drives.

Of course, new interfaces are coming out soon. USB 2.0 and Serial ATA... Arrrgghhh!!

shant
david

glc1 · Post by **glc1** » Fri Dec 15, 2000 1:11 pm

Originally posted by Brent:
I can't wait for Serial ATA, I want that so badly

SCSI still rules.

Sinalion · Post by **Sinalion** » Sat Dec 16, 2000 12:24 am

I had a 5 gb Maxtor, then I bought the same 20 gb Maxtor u have and a Asus A7V mobo. The performance increase was pretty amazing! Ex, dowloading files from internet with my cable modem= with the old hd 40 Kb/s, the new 1300!!!!! There is a difference...

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Sat Dec 16, 2000 12:32 am

I can't wait for Serial ATA, I want that so badly

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