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Date:      Tue, 16 Apr 2002 21:49:26 -0400
From:      ScaryG <freymann@scaryg.shacknet.nu>
To:        Benjamin Krueger <benjamin@macguire.net>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: DMS limited to UDMA33, non-ATA66 compliant cable error msg
Message-ID:  <20020416214926.0ecb3a58.freymann@scaryg.shacknet.nu>
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On Tue, 16 Apr 2002 18:27:23 -0700
Benjamin Krueger <benjamin@macguire.net> wrote:

> Oversimple answer: its a fancy cable. There should be no difference at
> the drive mostly because it is backwards compatible with the older sets.

 Sounds good to me.

 So I can purchase a PCI IDE ATA100 card and cable, and just connect the
drive up to it and it'll be fine? No loss of data? Just plug 'n pray
right?

 Should I disable the Primary IDE port on the Motherboard as well?
Probably I imagine...

gf

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