Re: [newbie] choosing a HDD

2003-02-25 Thread Anne Wilson
On Tuesday 25 Feb 2003 12:40 pm, g wrote: > >>what are oem model numbers of drives? > > > > Maxtor Fireball HDDMXT040GB54 > > Diamond Max +8 HDDIDEK2B > > ok. need to make a few checks, a couple of emails and 2 sites. > > i know several who are using same mainboard and 40g0 drive. > not sure about

Re: [newbie] choosing a HDD

2003-02-25 Thread g
hello anne, Anne Wilson wrote: Hi g not at this time. <> >> what is oem model number of your asus mainboard? A7V133 what are oem model numbers of drives? Maxtor Fireball HDDMXT040GB54 Diamond Max +8 HDDIDEK2B ok. need to make a few checks, a couple of emails and 2 sites. i know several who are

Re: [newbie] choosing a HDD

2003-02-25 Thread Anne Wilson
Hi g On Tuesday 25 Feb 2003 5:43 am, g wrote: > Anne Wilson wrote: > > I'm thinking of replacing my current pair of 20 GB HDDs by a pair of 40 > > GB > > just for a point of understanding on my end, > > what is oem model number of your asus mainboard? A7V133 > > what are oem model numbers of driv

Re: [newbie] choosing a HDD

2003-02-24 Thread g
Anne Wilson wrote: I'm thinking of replacing my current pair of 20 GB HDDs by a pair of 40 GB just for a point of understanding on my end, what is oem model number of your asus mainboard? what are oem model numbers of drives? > security is more important than speed. security as in security of

[newbie] choosing a HDD

2003-02-24 Thread Anne Wilson
I'm thinking of replacing my current pair of 20 GB HDDs by a pair of 40 GB drives. Maxtor offer the Fireball @5400rpm and the Diamondax Plus 8 @7200rpm. Are there any problems associated with these faster drives? This Asus board is one equipped with 2 udma connectors in addition to the normal