[thechat] ATA drives for Mac?

[dave mclean]

>> Seagate Barracuda 60GB 7200RPM for about 70 quid as long as you
>> don't buy them from a Mac reseller.
>
> ...which is a UDMA/ATA-100 drive, whereas the controller Dave
> mentioned is UDMA/ATA-66.
>
> Anyone know whether this will work (at the lower rate I'm
> assuming)?

Yep... It does the trick.  Just like faster RAM in a slower bus, the IDE
controller allows the faster drive to run at a slower transfer rate.

-d

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