What is the difference between an ATA-5 drive and an ATA-6 drive.

Can you swap an ATA-6 drive into a machine that has an ATA-5 drive?

Thanks

About 33Mhz, and yes they are interchangeable, but they will only run as
fast as the slowest component, drive or controller.

"Robert M. Lincoln" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> What is the difference between an ATA-5 drive and an ATA-6 drive.
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> Can you swap an ATA-6 drive into a machine that has an ATA-5 drive?
>
> Thanks
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What is ATA5 and ATA6? Is ATA6 the 133 rate? And does it make any real
difference?

Cheers.

Bobby

"Star Fleet Admiral Q" <Star_Fleet_Admiral_Q(NOSPAM)@(SPAMNOT)hotmail.com>
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> About 33Mhz, and yes they are interchangeable, but they will only run as
> fast as the slowest component, drive or controller.
>
> "Robert M. Lincoln" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > What is the difference between an ATA-5 drive and an ATA-6 drive.
> >
> > Can you swap an ATA-6 drive into a machine that has an ATA-5 drive?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
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>

>What is ATA5 and ATA6? Is ATA6 the 133 rate?

yes

>And does it make any real difference?

not really. the amount of cache on the hdd has more of an
impact.