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From: John E Bolton
Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1998 00:00

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On Sat, 7 Nov 1998 07:42:22 -0800, "CW" <awcswebb@pacbell.net> wrote:

>    As far as installing another brand HD that should not pose any problems.
>Yes Seagate is a good HD.

But have seen many messages posted this and other NGs concerning
problems with this drive and certain Asus boards - why not err to
caution and select one of the other good HDs available ?

>    The only thing that you may want to watch for is that a lot of newer
>HD's are Ultra DMA/33.  Make sure that you get one that is compatible with
>your computer.  If your computer does not support Ultra DMA then you may
>have problems with it.
>
>            CW

Sorry CW but AFIK all UDMA HDs will work perfectly well on other modes
(PIO 4 etc.)  Since HD are fairly long-lived it make no sense to buy
an IDE drive other than UDMA - even if you can find one anyway!

John

>Andy K wrote in message <721181$aa2$1@otis.netspace.net.au>...
>>I would like to install a second hard drive in my PC as the first one is
>>filling up.
>>
>>Is it best to install one which is the by same manufacturer as the first
>>hard drive or will any brand be OK?
>>
>>Are the Seagate Medalist a good HD?
>>
>>Thanks in advance.
>>Andy K
>>
>>
>
>

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Date: 1998/11/08
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