acidosmosis
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I am about to buy another hard drive (120gb). What is the difference between ATA100 and ATA133?
Hard Drive ATA100/ATA133, much difference?
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Nic
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The difference in interface speed isn't going to be noticed at all, as both ATA-100 and ATA-133 are faster that current hard drives.
However, as for the controller on your mainboard, ATA-100 controllers can normally only support hard drives up to around 137GB, whereas ATA-133 can support sizes that are 100,000 times larger (144PB).
However, as for the controller on your mainboard, ATA-100 controllers can normally only support hard drives up to around 137GB, whereas ATA-133 can support sizes that are 100,000 times larger (144PB).
acidosmosis
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Ah, well I figured it was just a transfer speed as far as the IDE cables. So if I get this hard drive, does it matter if I use a ATA133 cable or do I have to use a ATA100 cable?
agissi
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Thats exactly what it is - tansfer speed. ie: ata133 can move 33 more megs then ata100 
An ATA133 or ATA100 cable will work with your HD (backwards compatiblie). Just dont do what I did and realize 2 years later your HD is operating at ATA33 cuz of the cable your using :dead:
An ATA133 or ATA100 cable will work with your HD (backwards compatiblie). Just dont do what I did and realize 2 years later your HD is operating at ATA33 cuz of the cable your using :dead:
133 vs 100 should certainly not affect your HDD buying decision.
The performance is virtually identical.. The only difference might be a 100 HDD might be OLDER than a 133 HDD, which in turn means it is probably slower.. But this is not because of the interface speed.
When buying a new hard disk, look for large platters, fast RPMs and low seek times.
The performance is virtually identical.. The only difference might be a 100 HDD might be OLDER than a 133 HDD, which in turn means it is probably slower.. But this is not because of the interface speed.
When buying a new hard disk, look for large platters, fast RPMs and low seek times.
acidosmosis
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I normally go by hard drive size, and rpms. I am not going to buy anything less than 120GB 7200rpm. I actually thought about 10,000rpm at one time but I spoke to a Network Admin and he said it wouldn't really make a difference in games. Most of the difference he said would be in graphics and media applications.
poertner_1274
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Yes I agree, since those are the most demanding apps out there. They would also require the most memory, etc.
There's really no noticeable difference between ATA 100 and ATA133. Technically, you have a fatter pipe from the HD. But a bottleneck still exists which more or less negates the 33Mbps performance gain.
In my opinion, it's not worth the price difference.
In my opinion, it's not worth the price difference.
acidosmosis
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Thanks guys. I got the information I need now . Much appreciated.
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