Hi, On Wed, Feb 16, 2000 at 18:15 -0500, 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.
They are backwards compatible. You can savely use a UDMA 66 drive with a UDMA 33 controller. Plus UDMA 66 drives are certainly not faster than UDMA 33 drives. Even fast HDs cannot deliver 33 MByte/s maximum transfer rate so a UDMA 33 controller does not slow things down. Ciao, Stefan -- 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/