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Thread ID: 50934 2004-11-06 11:46:00 Extra HD Woody (710) Press F1
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288629 2004-11-07 02:19:00 > this is probley getting a bit too technical for the
> orginal poster, just hook it up and find out, i did
> this and had no problems........ and my hdd was from
> a old p1


Good points - but he's doing exactly what I did when I first learned about PC's - a bit of trial and error after seeking whatever help is available.
Greg S (201)
288630 2004-11-07 02:21:00 yeah, its always good to have a spare old pc which you can try stuff on, if it stuffs up and becomes a paperwieght it dont matter, it wasnt worth much:D Prescott (11)
288631 2004-11-07 02:34:00 Done some homework

Mixing ATA Versions in a System.
You can integrate different ATA versions within a single system.
If you have more than one hard drive on a single cable, both hard drives on the cable will operate at the level of the least capable hard drive.

So it looks like the older drive will be better on IDE2
45South (4769)
288632 2004-11-07 06:37:00 45South, assuming you aren't talking about an old system, you may be doing your homework in the wrong place. Have a look here for drive advice
storagereview.com
PaulD (232)
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