>Len/Everyone, I have a Beige G3 DT. Will a ATA 133 card work for me? Any Mac compatable ATA will work in a beige EXCEPT there have been various reports of there being problems with the Sonnet Trio (ATA 133, USB and Firewire on one card) having some problems. I THINK that the new versions have fixed this, but check with this list and Sonnet (and buy from a dealer with a good return policy) if you go this route.
>I have >ATA 100 drives but will there be any difference in speed or do I need to get >a ATA 133 drive? The ATA standards are backward compatable, which means that a 100 drive will work fine on a 133 card. There is a technical speed difference in the cards between a 100 and a 133, but you are bumping into the speed limitations of the PCI bus and the HD more than the card. The more important difference is that ATA 100 specification maxes out with drives around 127G (I forget the actual number)- even if you hook a 160G drive, you will only see about 127G so drive size plays more of a role than speed, IMHO. HTH Len -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
