[commander]

Hi
I have just bought a new hard disk (Maxtor Diamond Max Plus 8 Ultra ATA/133)

I have checked my motherboard (Gigabyte GA-7VTXH) and see that the IDE bus master is specified as ATA66/ATA100.

Does this mean

A) The drive will not work with this motherboard
B) The drive will work but not as fast as it is capable of working
C) It will work but you will have to . . . . . . . .
D) Something else

Thanks for your advice

Peter
UK

 

[norton850]

A. The drive will work fine with your MB
B. True but I don't think that you will notice it.

Edit

C. How big is the drive and what operating system are you using?

 

[commander]

Hi Norton

That's just what I hoped you would say, thanks.

The drive is small by todays standards at 40GB. OS is Windows XP, not quite sure if I will be using it with Home or Pro.

Peter
UK