IDE Training Course, Part 1: A Detailed Look at the Basics and Technology

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Test System
Processor Intel Pentium 4, 2 GHz, 256 kB L2-Cache (Willamette)
Motherboard Intel 845EBT,845E chipset
RAM 256 MB DDR/PC2100, CL2Micron/Crucial
IDE controller i845E UltraDMA/100 controller (ICH4)
Graphics card ATI Radeon SDRAM, 32 MB
Network 3COM 905TX PCI 100 Mbit
Operating systems Windows XP Pro 5.10.2600
Benchmarks and Measurements
Office applications ZD WinBench 99 - Business Disk Winmark 1.2
High-end applications ZD WinBench 99 - Highend Disk Winmark 1.2
Performance test ZD WinBench 99 - Disc Inspection TestHD Tach 2.61
I/O performance Intel I/O Meter
Drivers and Settings
Graphics driver 5.1.2001.0 (Windows XP standard)
IDE driver Intel Application Accelerator 2.2
DirectX version 8.1
Screen resolution 1024x768, 16 bit, 85 Hz refresh
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Patrick Schmid
Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.