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Article #585Re: ATA 66 controler card?
From: Lou
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2001 13:32
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2001 13:32
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LOL! "DrWhom" <drwhom@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:3A8281C8.F23B346E@hotmail.com... > > This should be interesting Rod Speed v Ron Reaugh. > > Any bets. > > > Ron Reaugh wrote: > > > > Rod Speed wrote in message <3a81c7fc@news.iprimus.com.au>... > > > > > >Ron Reaugh <Ron-Reaugh@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message > > >news:7W6g6.14953$vh.646408@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... > > >> Rod Speed wrote > > >>> David Z <bzyk@bigpond.net.au> wrote > > > > > >>>>>> In which case, wouldn't ATA/66 become ATA/67? > > > > > >>>>> Nope. > > > > > >>>> Umm, yes. > > > > > >>> Umm, nope. > > > > > >>>> 66.66666 rounds up to 67. > > > > > >>> Pity its 66.00000 which doesnt. > > > > > >> NOPE, it's 66.66....66 > > > > > >Nope. Not the ATA66 specs it aint. > > > > You're mistaken. > > > > > Plenty of motherboards do > > >actually use 66.66...666 but thats not what the ATA66 specs specify. > > > > Provide a URL. > > Seagate says 66.6 here > http://www.seagate.com/support/kb/disc/ata_to_ultraata66.html > "The ATA-5 specification adds Ultra DMA modes 3 (44.4 Mbytes/sec) and 4 > (66.6 Mbytes/sec) to the previous PIO modes 0-4, DMA modes 0-2, and > Ultra DMA mode 2." > > Western Digital say 66.6 here > http://www.wdc.com/products/drives/drivers-ed/ata66tp.html > "DMA Mode 2 at 16.6 MB/s in 1994 > Ultra ATA/33 at 33.3 MB/s in 1997 > Ultra ATA/66 at 66.6 MB/s in 1999 " > > However the big question is what Quantum say (since Quantum developed > ata/66)
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