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ATA Controller Cards?

Discussion in 'Storage and Networking' started by cslord15, Jan 14, 2004.

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  1. cslord15 Newcomer, in training

    I currently have both ATA channels full on my motherboard (DVD and a CD writer on one, plus my 40/80 gig HDs on another). If I buy a PCI controller card, will I still get ATA 100 transfer speeds, or are the transfer speeds limited to the speed of the PCI bus?
    cslord15, Jan 14, 2004
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  2. RealBlackStuff Newcomer, in training

    The speed of the PCI IDE-controller decides how fast your HD's can run. With a 133-card you can run ATA-133/100/66/33 HD's.
    Note that the lowest speed of a pair of HD's (say 133 and 100) is the one that will be maintained (in my example both HDs will run at 100).

    Something to seriously consider is a more powerful Powersupply. Go for 430 or higher wattage and buy a brand-name like Enermax or Antec etc.
    RealBlackStuff, Jan 15, 2004
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  3. Greeno Newcomer, in training

    He meant, will the speed of his PCI bus limit the max data transfer rate his PCI card will do..
    Greeno, Jan 15, 2004
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  4. RealBlackStuff Newcomer, in training

    No, the extra card will let the HDs on it run at their own speed, independent of the mobo's PCI-bus speed.
    RealBlackStuff, Jan 16, 2004
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