USB 2.0 as a Multi-Purpose Solution: The External ATA Drive Case from ADS Technologies

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Test System
ProcessorIntel Pentium 4, 2 GHz256 kB L2-Cache (Willamette)
MotherboardIntel 845EBT, 845E Chipset
RAM256 MB DDR/PC2100, CL2Micron/Crucial
Controlleri845E UltraDMA/100-Controller (ICH4)On-Board USB 2.0On-Board FireWire
Graphics CardATI Radeon SDRAM, 32 MB
Network3COM 905TX PCI 100 MBit
OSWindows XP Pro 5.10.2600
Hard DiskWestern Digital WD1200BB, 120 GBIBM DeskStar 180GXP, 180 GB
CD DriverSamsung SW-240 CD-Recorder
Benchmarks and Measurements
Office ApplicationsZD WinBench 99 - Business Disk Winmark 1.2
High-End ApplicationsZD WinBench 99 - High-End Disk Winmark 1.2
Performance MeasurementsZD WinBench 99 - Disc Inspection TestHD Tach 2.61
Drivers and Settings
Graphics Driver5.1.2001.0 (Windows XP Standard)
IDE DriverIntel Application Accelerator 2.3
DirectX Version8.1
Display Resolution1024x768, 16 Bit, 85 Hz Refresh

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Data Transfer Performance

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.