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philip · 04-29-2004, 03:08 PM

Since I want to try linux and don't want to partition my already small hd, I try to find another one. My motherboard is really old though, and only supports ATA/66 IDE. I've been searching some shops specifically for ATA/66 but I can barely find them. Is it because they're hard to get anyway or because it just isn't in the naming convention? I see a lot of HDs having 7200 rpm and IDE but it doesn't state which ATA it has. Is it only mentioned if the ATA is higher (100 or 133) and are these HDs on which it isn't specified just ATA/66?

Are there any other things I should be check before. I'm looking in my motherboard manual at the moment and it looks like there's room for the second HD, also there are a lot of non-connected IDE cables in my case, but I have to check if I can add the second HD to those. Any other tips?

Thanks for your help !

04-29-2004, 03:08 PM	#1
philip Galvatron Join Date: June 24, 2002 Location: aa Posts: 2,101	Since I want to try linux and don't want to partition my already small hd, I try to find another one. My motherboard is really old though, and only supports ATA/66 IDE. I've been searching some shops specifically for ATA/66 but I can barely find them. Is it because they're hard to get anyway or because it just isn't in the naming convention? I see a lot of HDs having 7200 rpm and IDE but it doesn't state which ATA it has. Is it only mentioned if the ATA is higher (100 or 133) and are these HDs on which it isn't specified just ATA/66? Are there any other things I should be check before. I'm looking in my motherboard manual at the moment and it looks like there's room for the second HD, also there are a lot of non-connected IDE cables in my case, but I have to check if I can add the second HD to those. Any other tips? Thanks for your help !