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mempf
08-09-2004, 08:48 PM
Will an Ultra ATA Hard Drive work with a non-ultra ATA Motherboard?

Thank You
HippyWarlock
08-09-2004, 11:59 PM
some issues identified by WD:

http://www.wdc.com/en/library/ata/ata100issuessolutions.asp
ziba-june
08-11-2004, 10:02 AM
yes, but the transfere rate will be that of your non-ultraATA
HippyWarlock
08-13-2004, 04:41 AM
Changing the transfer mode affects only the external transfer rate of the device.

If an Ultra ATA/100 device is configured for a slower transfer mode, its maximum speed will be limited to the maximum burst transfer rate of that mode.

However, the internal performance is not affected by the external transfer mode, therefore the sustained transfer rate will not be as drastically affected as the maximum (burst) transfer rate