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  Re: Mixing ATA-33 and ATA-100 drives on single device
 
(...) There was a restriction when EIDE first introduced. When you connect two IDE drives (one slow, one fast) to the same cable, both drives transfer data at the same rate, which is the slower one. So techies always suggested that connecting fast (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Mixing ATA-33 and ATA-100 drives on single device
 
(...) I think that in such a case, it'll only run at 33. (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Mixing ATA-33 and ATA-100 drives on single device
 
Is there any speed penalty when mixing ATA-33 and ATA-100 drives on single IDE device? The IDE controller is ATA-66. I have only got two IDE drives, so I might as well put them on either device as master. But if there is no speed penalty whatsoever (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: News search function temporarily disabled
 
<nod nod> Thanks for letting us know. I'm no geek in any means, but first things first, I would limit the search. Sometimes a single search brings up thousands of posts. I suggest if the search is too broad, say it and make the searcher narrow it (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Looking for a perfect dotcom nerd job?
 
Did you look at any of the other "news" items on that site? I think it is obviously a joke. (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)


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