[NTLUG:Discuss] Hard drive question

Kelledin kelledin+NTLUG at skarpsey.dyndns.org
Thu Aug 29 07:18:01 CDT 2002


On Thursday 29 August 2002 07:31 am, JM5379 at sbcglobal.net wrote:
> 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.

It will work, it's just that the drive will drop to ATA/33 
transfer rates.

-- 
Kelledin
"If a server crashes in a server farm and no one pings it, does 
it still cost four figures to fix?"




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