> > Is ATA faster than SCSI? I dont know > much about ATA and was wondering the benefits > of such a setup. >
All I can say is that I added an ATA133 PCI card to my PM9500, along with a new Maxtor 60G 7200rpm drive, and WOW what a difference from the SCSIs I was using (connected to the internal SCSI bus). I understand that you can go faster if you use a fast SCSI-2 card in a PCI slot with SCSI-2 drives, but bang-for-the-buck, my cheap ATA setup 'feels' probably twice as fast accessing files, and during startup, than before. I'm very pleased with the investment. ---Alex _________________________________________ GOD BLESS AMERICA! And the men & women who protect her -- 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
