"Example user SuSE Linux 6.3" wrote:
Today I submitted my requirements to the dealer who will put together my computer. The only problem the dealer has is that he doesn't think he can obtain a Western Digital DMA33 drive, only a DMA66. I read somewhere that by using the standard cable for EIDE drives with a DMA33 drive you would get the slower speed . Is this also true for DMA66 drives? Are DMA66 drives backward compatible with EIDE drives? I am not interested in faster speeds as I do not use linux to play games.
If you tell it to use DMA33, then Linux shouldn't have a problem with it. You may be able to run it at DMA66 - if not now, then sometime in the future. You'll just get the performance of the usual DMA33, whihc isn't too bad anyway. Hope that helps, Chris -- __ _ -o)/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ Chris Reeves /\\ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / ICQ# 22219005 _\_v __/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/