[vox-tech] IDE interface question

Rusty Minden vox-tech@lists.lugod.org
Tue, 23 Apr 2002 11:49:59 -0700


In short yes, but it will only work at the speed supported IE an ATA100 drive 
will work at ATA33-66-and 100. I buy ATA133 drives and use them on my ATA100 
interface all the time.
Rusty

On Tuesday 23 April 2002 11:47 am, you wrote:
> I know next to nothing about IDE hardware. Is it possible to install a new
> (ATA-100) IDE hard drive into an old system (say a first-generation
> Pentium) whose controllers support only basic IDE?