[NTLUG:Discuss] Hard drive question

[JM5379@sbcglobal.net]

I think the Ultra DMA 33 is the number you need to compare
against; that should be the speed of the Direct Memory Access for
your system.  The speeds went 33, 66, 100.  I believe ATA and DMA
reference the same measurements.  If 33 is as high as your m/b
can handle then a 100 will not work.

It's been awhile since I've actually looked at any of this so
anyone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.


--- Original Message ---
From: Fred James <fredjame at concentric.net>
To: Discuss North Texas Linux Users Group <discuss at ntlug.org>
Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] Hard drive question

>Will I be able to run an ATA/100 hard drive on my 1998 motherboard?
>Would upgrading the BIOS be of any benefit?
>Does upgrading the BIOS dangerous in terms of OS and data
already on the 
>hard drive?
>
>Elitegroup P6BX-A+ motherboard
>Award BIOS v4.51PG
>
>(the following information is from: 
><http://www.hardwarecentral.com/hardwarecentral/reviews/193/1/>)
>
>The specifications of the P6BX-A+ are as follows:
>
>    * Chipset: Intel 440BX processor
>    * CPU: Intel Celeron, Pentium II & Pentium III
>    * Bios: Award
>    * RAM: 3 DIMM - Max 768MB
>    * Slot: 2 ISA, 5 PCI, 1 ISA/PCI shared and 1 AGP
>
>    I/O:
>
>    * One - EPP/ECP mode parallel port
>    * Two - 16550 high-speed serial I/O ports
>    * Supports 360K~2.88M Byte, 3 Mode FDDs or LS120
>    * Dual PCI IDE interfaces - PIO mode 4, DMA Mode 2, Ultra DMA 33
>    * PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors
>    * ATX Power Supply Connector
>    * Two USB connectors
>
>-- 
>small is beautiful
>