>There have been a number of posts regarding use of ATA66 IDE drives in >StarMax machines, I don't have them right at hand but my remembrance is >that once you get the master/slave drive issue taken care of, and the >correct cable, there is no problem with using these drives. > >How about the newer ATA100 drives? My understanding is that all that >has changed is the increased data transfer in burst mode, but that if an >ATA66 drive would function in a particular machine the ATA100 will as >well. > >Am I correct? Or am I missing something here?
You are correct I've got an 20Gig ATA/100 Maxtor in my 4000 and it runs perfectly, any drive you choose will have to be backward compatable though, which I think is one of the reasons why Starmax users seem to favour Maxtor drives. You will need an ATA/66/100 cable though, something to do with the drives mode negotiation or something like that. Craig -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
