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ATA = IDE?
« on: November 14, 2004, 02:29:01 PM »
I am in the market for a new IDE hard drive after a minor explosion wiped out my last one.  I am seeing lots of potentially suitable drives on eBay, but the majority say ATA.  Will these work with 4-way IDEfix 97?  Do i need the thinner ATA cable?  I once tried an ATA cable with my CDROM and CR-RW and it didn't work.
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Re: ATA = IDE?
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2004, 02:37:16 PM »
Also are there specific drives known to work with IDEFix 97?  How about the Quantum Fireballs,  the Western Digital Caviars, etc.
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Re: ATA = IDE?
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2004, 05:59:01 PM »
It's okay, i'm well versed in the finer points of eBay shopping, i have taken a chance and bought a 6 gig Fujitsu 7200 rpm for under a tenner.  As long as it goes, i'll be happy!

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Re: ATA = IDE?
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2004, 02:25:29 AM »
I have both OS3.9 and IDEFix 97 (see my sig), and generally i keep a partition called "Cache" in addition to Work and WB, so if WB was 500 MB, Work was 3.5 Gig, and Cache was 2 Gig, i am covered on all bases...?  It's just the ATA compatability issue that concerns me.
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