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Subject:	Mixing ATA-33 and ATA-100 drives on single device
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.geek
Date:	Thu, 14 Dec 2000 18:24:07 GMT
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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 when both are connected to the same device, I'll save some cables. The less cables, the better cooling of the drives... Fredrik

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		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)

		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)

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