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hdd connectors

  • 24-11-2003 10:37am
    #1
    gobby
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    quick question. im gonna get a new hdd. im currently using a maxtor 60 gig. thing is its ata 133. im gonna try get a quiet drive, possibly a seagate, but all these nice, quiet drives are ata 100. will the connectors of my ata133 ribbon cables fit into the connector of an ata100 drive???


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  • #2
    quarryman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,496 ✭✭✭quarryman


    quick question. im gonna get a new hdd........... fit into the connector of an ata100 drive???

    yes!!!


  • #3
    gobby
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    grand. order tonight so


  • #4
    zAbbo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,987 ✭✭✭✭zAbbo


    Never noticed any difference between ata 100 and 133 tbh

    Nice samsung fluid baring drives on the go , nyom


  • #5
    gobby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,253 ✭✭✭gobby


    samsung... mmmm... will look into them. are they quiet??


  • #6
    Yavvy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,598 ✭✭✭Yavvy


    seagate is the quietest IMO...They are the ones that developed the fluid bearing first although if your ever buying SCSI IBM/Hitachi are just as good as Seagates ...
    you really cant beat the baracudas for build quality


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