Hard Drive Question

[jm]

Are most harddrives backwards compatible? I am looking at MAXTOR 60GB
7200RPM EIDE HARD DRIVE MODEL # 6Y060L0 - OEM, DRIVE ONLY DiamondMax Plus 9
Specifications:
Size: 60 Gigabytes
Interface: IDE ULTRA ATA133
Seek time: 9 msec
RPM:7200
Cache 2MB

and it only says ATA133. So I don't have to have a special cable? Thanks
maybe I can return the favor in information one day.

 

[D]

If you are talking about the old 40 pin flat ribbon cable, then yes. It
should work. However, make sure your drive is set to "master" (for single
Hard drive) or "slave" (for second hard drive on same cable). Do not use
"cable select" because that jumper only works with the 80 pin flat cable.

Hope this helps,

D.

 

[Ralph Wade Phillips]

Howdy!

If you are talking about the old 40 pin flat ribbon cable, then yes. It
should work. However, make sure your drive is set to "master" (for single
Hard drive) or "slave" (for second hard drive on same cable). Do not use
"cable select" because that jumper only works with the 80 pin flat cable.

It DOES? *looks at Compaq 40 wire cable select cable stuck to the
desk as a trophy* That's rather news to some of us ...

Although your TYPICAL 40 wire cable isn't cable select, true. But
it doesn't "only work with the 80 pin flat cable", either.

RwP

 

[tomcas]

If you are talking about the old 40 pin flat ribbon cable, then yes. It
should work. However, make sure your drive is set to "master" (for single
Hard drive) or "slave" (for second hard drive on same cable). Do not use
"cable select" because that jumper only works with the 80 pin flat cable.

I believe it's actually 80 wire cable, not 80 pin.
http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/if/ide/confCS-c.html
Tom