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November 20th, 2005, 09:28 PM
#1
This may seem like a dumb question...
If I was to purchase a mother board that only has ATA 100 up to 2 devices would that be compatible with my harddrive that says it is a ATA/133?
I doubt it would be.. but I just want to make sure.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813127216
This the kind of motherboard I would like to get.
Thanks.
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November 20th, 2005, 09:44 PM
#2
Registered User
Yes, they would work at the slower speed.
Sergeant WOTPP
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November 20th, 2005, 10:01 PM
#3
Now does ATA work with SATA? Like that motherboard I just posted has SATA... would my ATA/133 plug into that and be faster or..?
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November 20th, 2005, 11:04 PM
#4
Registered User
Is your hard drive a sata drive or ata drive? If you are not sure,post the make and model.
Sergeant WOTPP
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November 20th, 2005, 11:43 PM
#5
Well it says Ultra ATA/133 Maxtor 200GB
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November 21st, 2005, 12:06 AM
#6
Registered User
You could always buy a pci sata controller. Or just buy a sata drive and use the other drive for storage.
Sergeant WOTPP
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November 21st, 2005, 06:00 AM
#7
Registered User
Ultra ATA/133 Maxtor 200GB
That means the drive is a normal (P)ATA drive with a maximum speed of 133mb/s.
SATA1 is 150mb/s.
ABIT AL8-V ATX Intel Motherboard
Storage Devices
PATA 1 x ATA 100 up to 2 Devices
SATA 4 x SATA II
As you can see the board you choose, can do PATA, so its not a problem using your chosen hard disk.
Also SATA is much faster, so if you havent purchased that hard disk yet, check to see a SATA version of it, the price difference is negligible or even cheaper in the case of SATA vs PATA Hard Disks. Newegg.com shows just a US2$ difference between SATA & a similar (but slower) PATA HardDisk.
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