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From: ScaryG <freymann@scaryg.shacknet.nu>
To: Benjamin Krueger <benjamin@macguire.net>
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Subject: Re: DMS limited to UDMA33, non-ATA66 compliant cable error msg
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On Tue, 16 Apr 2002 18:15:04 -0700
Benjamin Krueger <benjamin@macguire.net> wrote:

> If the motherboard ide chipset supports ata66, you shouldn't need a pci
> controller.

 You missed that part. The motherboard only supports ATA33

>  Old regular IDE cables do look nearly the same as newer
> ata66 cables, however they're manufactured to different specifications,
> and physically the ata66 cables are thinner. There are also ata100 and I
> assume now ata133 cables too.

 So is there any difference at the back the hard drive? where the cable
connects? or is this just a fancy cable. 

-gf

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