Bruce:
Does an add on ATA Card plug into a PCI slot, or is there another slot
(not the Ultra ATA on the Motherboard) to plug in that card? If so, where
is it on a G3 MT? Thanks, James
Bruce Johnson wrote:
> james lindley wrote:
> > Here's a question of profound ignorance: If my G4
> > has an Ultra ATA port on the motherboard, why do
> > the advertisements for ATA hard drives say an ATA
> > card is needed?
>
> Because on many macs, the bus will not give the performance rated on the
> box without an add-in card. If your bus suports ATA 133 then the drive
> will perform to the specs on the box. If not the drive will be
> constrained by the bus. But any ATA drive will plug into any ATA interface.
>
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