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Faster disk on slower IDE connector

Can I connect a UltraATA/100 harddisk on a UltraDMA/33 motherboard IDE connector?

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MyS
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Not only can you do it, the performance loss isn't really all that much depending on the drive.  Unless it's a big drive with a high data density, sustained transfer rate probably is right around 30-35MB per second anyway.  I moved an ATA100 IBM drive from an ATA33 motherboard to an ATA100 one and the sustained rate benchmark went from 31.5MB/sec to 38MB/sec.  (The missing 1.5MB/sec was likely overhead housekeeping data that wasn't counted by the benchmarker) The different is no real big deal at those speeds.

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And by using the 80 conductor ATA-100 cable, you'll speed things up a bit, even on a UDMA33 connection.
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Thanks, jlauster.
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Glad we could help, and thank you for the A grade.

John