Are UltraATA 100 IDE drives backward-compatible to conventional IDE? I'm running a dual Windows XP / Linux-Mandrake box with an Asus A7V133 motherboard. I've decided to add a second HDD 1) to rip my CD collection to and 2) as backup media for my primary HDD. I'm finding some pretty good deals on 7200RPM, 200GB HDDs in UltraATA 100.
My version of LM (7.2 (I know, I know)) doesn't support UltraATA 100, so I'm running the HDD on the conventional IDE bus. I'd rather not upgrade the Linux side right at the moment. Can I continue to use the conventional IDE bus? Thanks. Mark Shaw
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