> > >In a message dated 8/12/02 12:04:54 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > ><< >>The UATA/100/133 cards give you 48-bit LBA capability, so you can attach a >>drive which is larger than 137 GB. >> >>The UATA/66 and /33 controllers don't. > >Is that the only benefit? >>> > >Under the given circumstances (Beige G3, 66 MHz bus), yes, IMHO. > > >>> >Is there any speed benefit when linking a single HD? >>> > >Not that I am aware of. > > >>> >How about if you set up a RAID off the card? >>> > >Same answer. > > >FWIW, I am sticking with the UATA/66 VST UltraTek66 cards (with the OS X >upgrade, when ... and only when ... necessary). > >But, I intend to test a UATA/100/133 card soon, to see if there *is* any >performance improvement on Beige G3s, given that the hardware and firmware >developers have had about three years now to debug and tune their cards.
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