Yes, someone mentioned the difference is between *ATA33* and ATA66/100/133 (I presume). I'll tell you what, I have noticed a significant (read: noticeable) difference between 5400 RPM drives and 7200 RPM drives in terms of access/seek times. Can't wait for 10000 RPM drives to come down in price (and store about 200 GB!). ERic --- "Mark K. Kim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On a new visual inspection, I noticed the wires on > my ATA66 cable is quite > thinner and more numerous, just like the ATA100 > cable. > > -Mark > > On Thu, 27 Sep 2001, Eric wrote: > > > ATA66 *can* use a ATA100 cable, but it will only > use > > it as a "40", not a true "80". Visual inspection > of > > two cables (one 40 and one 80) side-by-side yields > a > > noticeable difference. IF you have any old cables, > you > > have something to compare against. If your new > cable > > looks exactly like the old one (same size > "wires"), > > it's not a ATA100 compatible cable. > > ERic > > > > --- "Mark K. Kim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > So ATA66 also uses the 80-wire cable... so how > does > > > one distinguish ATA100 > > > from ATA66 cables? (That is, besides reading the > > > label, if any is attached > > > :) > > > > > > -Mark > > > > > > On Thu, 27 Sep 2001, Jeff Newmiller wrote: > > > > > > > On Thu, 27 Sep 2001, Mark K. Kim wrote: > > > > > > > > > Well, I bought the motherboard that came > with > > > the blue IDE connector > > > > > before ATA100 came into standard. Maybe the > > > mobo guys saw that the cable > > > > > be useful with at-the-time-draft-probably > ATA100 > > > but I doubt it... > > > > > > > > http://www.directron.com/faqata66.html > > > > > > > > It is apparently more than just insurance. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Mark > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 26 Sep 2001, Jeff Newmiller wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 26 Sep 2001, Mark K. Kim wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > We have a computer at work with ATA100 > > > connection. The wires *are* > > > > > > > significantly smaller compared to > non-ATA100 > > > and does have blue connector > > > > > > > ends, though the ends fit non-ATA100 > > > devices... But my ATA66 also has a > > > > > > > blue connector end. > > > > > > > > > > > > I think the 80 conductor cable can be used > > > just fine at lower speeds, and > > > > > > it is insurance for UDMA66. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Jeff Newmiller The > > > ..... ..... Go Live... > > > > DCN:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Basics: > > > ##.#. ##.#. Live Go... > > > > Live: > > > OO#.. Dead: OO#.. Playing > > > > Research Engineer (Solar/Batteries > > > O.O#. #.O#. with > > > > /Software/Embedded Controllers) > > > .OO#. .OO#. rocks...2k > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Mark K. Kim > > > http://www.cbreak.org/mark/ > > > PGP key available upon request. > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Listen to your Yahoo! Mail messages from any > phone. > > http://phone.yahoo.com > > > > -- > Mark K. Kim > http://www.cbreak.org/mark/ > PGP key available upon request. >
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