At 2:55 PM -0500 2/13/2003, Caitlin Dean wrote: >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Stacy J. Dunkle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> For the hard drives, I plan on getting an ATA-133 card. > >Now...this brings up a question I have about my future upgrades (to a >8500av/120). Is there really any point to spending more $ on an ATA-133 or >ATA-100 instead of going with cheaper ATA-66 (which, like everything else >I'd like to buy for this machine is around $50)? I mean, with the >throughput limitations of an 8500 board, are you maxed out with an ATA-66 >anyway? I have many IDE drives that I would like to eventually put in my >8500, but I don't want to spend the extra money for faster ATA if it won't >make a speed difference (or MUCH of a speed difference).
When I looked into adding a ATA card to my 7500 server it was pretty clear that the ATA-66 was more than the 7500 could fully make use of. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
