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Date:      Tue, 13 Feb 2001 09:51:10 +0000
From:      simond@irrelevant.org
To:        Rob deFriesse <robdefriesse@mail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Compatibility of Promise Ultra100 (ATA100) and CDROM
Message-ID:  <20010213095110.A39512@irrelevant.org>
In-Reply-To: <200102122044.f1CKiM624558@chmls20.mediaone.net>; from robdefriesse@mail.com on Mon, Feb 12, 2001 at 03:44:22PM -0500
References:  <200102122044.f1CKiM624558@chmls20.mediaone.net>

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On Mon, Feb 12, 2001 at 03:44:22PM -0500, Rob deFriesse wrote:
> I have installed a Promise Ultra100 with a ATA100 hard drive.  I tried 
> to attach my rather old CDROM drive to the same cable but it just lay
> there and whimpered when I tried to access it.  (More precisely the
> drive spun up and activity light flashed but nothing much else
> happened.)
> 
> Does anyone know, should I expect this from an older drive?  Will
> newer CDROM drives perform correctly on this controller?  What should
> I look for in the drive specifications before I buy a new drive?

Basically, look for any hard drive, AFAIR the Promise ATA100 card doesn't
support CD-ROMs and other removable devices, HTH :)

-- 
Simon Dick					simond@irrelevant.org
"Why do I get this urge to go bowling everytime I see Tux?"


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