ATA-100 in ATA-66 Box

[kep55]

I have a Dell Dimension XPS-T700r, 256 RAM and two HD. The box came with a Maxtor 10GB (7,200rpm). I put in from my old warhouse (GW2K 486 w/Evergreen 5x86-133 chip) a Western digital 8.6GB drive (5,400rpm). According to Dell, my XPS has an ATA-66 IDE controller. I want to replace the WD with a 20 or 30 gig Maxtor. From I saw at Maxtor's site, the only 7,200's they have are ATA-100. Can I install aa ATA-100 drive into my XPS?

I know enuff to be dangerous. :tongue:

 

[Spdy_Gonzales]

Yes, ATA100 drives are backward compatible with ATA66 IDE controllers.

"If it weren't for the last minute, alot of things wouldn't get done"

 

[Arrow]

If you want to take advantage of ATA100, you can add a PCI ATA100 controller to your system. However, the difference between these two standards is quite minimal.

Rob
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