Will Adding Ultra ATA 100 card on older system allow large..

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Hi,

I have an older motherboard, and there doesn't appear to be a BIOS that
will recognize something like > 8GB drive. If I get one of the Ultra
ATA 100 cards, would I then be able to use drives larger than that?

If so, any recommended cards?

Thanks,
Jim

 

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Yes, the additional card has its own BIOS to control the attached bigger
disk...


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"ohaya" <ohaya@cox.net> kirjoitti viestissä
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> Hi,
>
> I have an older motherboard, and there doesn't appear to be a BIOS that
> will recognize something like > 8GB drive. If I get one of the Ultra
> ATA 100 cards, would I then be able to use drives larger than that?
>
> If so, any recommended cards?
>
> Thanks,
> Jim

 

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Thomas,

Thanks, any particularly good models/brands? I don't need RAID, or
SATA, just IDE... This is for an older motherboard with a PIII-233 that
I happen to have around.

Jim



Thomas Wendell wrote:
>
> Yes, the additional card has its own BIOS to control the attached bigger
> disk...
>
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> "ohaya" <ohaya@cox.net> kirjoitti viestissä
> news:412A79EC.95169E67@cox.net...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have an older motherboard, and there doesn't appear to be a BIOS that
> > will recognize something like > 8GB drive. If I get one of the Ultra
> > ATA 100 cards, would I then be able to use drives larger than that?
> >
> > If so, any recommended cards?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jim

 

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ohaya wrote:

> Thomas,
>
> Thanks, any particularly good models/brands? I don't need RAID, or
> SATA, just IDE... This is for an older motherboard with a PIII-233 that
> I happen to have around.

No such thing as a PIII-233. There's the P233MMX and the PII-233, but no
PIII-233.

If it's a PII-233 it's likely you could overclock it to 300 by simply
changing the motherboard multiplier jumper from 3.5 to 4.5. Some were
locked but many weren't (mine being one example).

>
> Jim
>
>
>
> Thomas Wendell wrote:
>
>>Yes, the additional card has its own BIOS to control the attached bigger
>>disk...
>>
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>>Tumppi
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>>"ohaya" <ohaya@cox.net> kirjoitti viestissä
>>news:412A79EC.95169E67@cox.net...
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I have an older motherboard, and there doesn't appear to be a BIOS that
>>>will recognize something like > 8GB drive. If I get one of the Ultra
>>>ATA 100 cards, would I then be able to use drives larger than that?
>>>
>>>If so, any recommended cards?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Jim

 

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Sorry, don't know (as in haven't tried..) any... only new controller on my
system is an USB 2. board...

System is: (HW) ASUS A7V133-C m/b (BIOS 1009), Athlon (T-bird) 1.2 GHz(FSB
100MHz), 512MB (SDRAM @133MHz, 256+2*128)), 120 (caddy) HDs(primary IDE),
DVD and CD-RW(sec. IDE), GF2MX (32MB), Creative SB Live!Value, Hercules
SmartTV, D-Link NetNic(DRN-32TX),235W power supply (I know, I know, too
puny), OS=XPpro (all updates)


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"ohaya" <ohaya@cox.net> kirjoitti viestissä
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> Thomas,
>
> Thanks, any particularly good models/brands? I don't need RAID, or
> SATA, just IDE... This is for an older motherboard with a PIII-233 that
> I happen to have around.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> Thomas Wendell wrote:
> >
> > Yes, the additional card has its own BIOS to control the attached bigger
> > disk...
> >
> > --
> > Tumppi
> > Reply to group
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> > Most learned on nntp://news.mircosoft.com
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> > (translations from FI/SE not always accurate)
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> >
> > "ohaya" <ohaya@cox.net> kirjoitti viestissä
> > news:412A79EC.95169E67@cox.net...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have an older motherboard, and there doesn't appear to be a BIOS
that
> > > will recognize something like > 8GB drive. If I get one of the Ultra
> > > ATA 100 cards, would I then be able to use drives larger than that?
> > >
> > > If so, any recommended cards?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jim

 

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On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 19:12:44 -0400, ohaya <ohaya@cox.net> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I have an older motherboard, and there doesn't appear to be a BIOS that
>will recognize something like > 8GB drive. If I get one of the Ultra
>ATA 100 cards, would I then be able to use drives larger than that?
>
>If so, any recommended cards?
>
>Thanks,
>Jim


Here are a couple of examples of what's available:

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductdesc.asp?description=16-102-002&depa=0

http://www.buy.com/retail/techspecs/product.asp?sku=10316863&loc=101&PageFormat=8

The single channel 100 cards are the least expensive, the dual channel
133s are the most expensive. Check on the manufacturer's site to make
sure it has onboard BIOS and that it's compatible with your O.S.

Good luck!

 

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On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 20:11:12 -0400, ohaya <ohaya@cox.net> wrote:

>Thomas,
>
>Thanks, any particularly good models/brands? I don't need RAID, or
>SATA, just IDE... This is for an older motherboard with a PIII-233 that
>I happen to have around.
>
>Jim
>
>
>
>Thomas Wendell wrote:
>>
>> Yes, the additional card has its own BIOS to control the attached bigger
>> disk...
>>
>> --
>> Tumppi
>> Reply to group
>> =================================================
>> Most learned on nntp://news.mircosoft.com
>> Helsinki, Finland (remove _NOSPAM)
>> (translations from FI/SE not always accurate)
>> =================================================
>>
>> "ohaya" <ohaya@cox.net> kirjoitti viestissä
>> news:412A79EC.95169E67@cox.net...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I have an older motherboard, and there doesn't appear to be a BIOS that
>> > will recognize something like > 8GB drive. If I get one of the Ultra
>> > ATA 100 cards, would I then be able to use drives larger than that?
>> >
>> > If so, any recommended cards?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Jim

Hi Jim:

I've used Promise IDE controllers without problems for a while
now.


http://www.promise.com/product/product_detail_eng.asp?productId=11&familyId=3

BTW, they are only to be used for HDDs. Use your motherboard IDE
connectos for any disc drives.

Happy trails,