Re: Which hard drive brand ?

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From: robob
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1996 00:00

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In article <4qq4eh$8v2@metro.usyd.edu.au>, freemant@wr.com.au (Kent Tong) writes:
|> 
|> Many Quantum drives are labaled as "mode 4". Do you know what
|> means? I have a Promise 2300 EIDE controller,

No you don't, you have a Promise EIDE ADAPTER (regardless of what Promise calls
it).  IDE is actually the AT drive spec which places the CONTROLLER on the drive.


|> will work?
|> 

Yes, mode four is the fastest IDE mode and if the Promise is only capable of mode
three then that is what you will get.

Robert:)

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