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Ultra ATA 100 or 133

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Name: Xena
Date: August 17, 2003 at 10:49:30 Pacific
OS: 98SE
CPU/Ram: Celeron 800 mghz. 384 mb
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O.k. guyes, this newby needs some info.

I know the higher the Rpms on the hard drive i.e. 5400 slow turtle, 7200 fast, 10,000 super fast, etc.

But what do the numbers after the:
Ultra ATA, i.e. (100,133) stand for.

Thanks.



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Response Number 1
Name: Xena
Date: August 17, 2003 at 10:50:21 Pacific
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Sorry, can't spell on this knock out medicine.


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Response Number 2
Name: fred
Date: August 17, 2003 at 11:17:16 Pacific
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That indicates the maximum transfer speed of data going to and from the drive.


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Response Number 3
Name: fred
Date: August 17, 2003 at 11:18:33 Pacific
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In MBs.


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Response Number 4
Name: Jimi_l
Date: August 17, 2003 at 11:47:13 Pacific
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But they are dreamland numbers. The drives never really transfer at that rate.

Jimi_l


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Response Number 5
Name: Lanky
Date: August 17, 2003 at 14:51:03 Pacific
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i read somewhere that these speeds are for so called "burst transfers" of data.


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Response Number 6
Name: Sebastian0622
Date: August 18, 2003 at 15:37:10 Pacific
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so does anyone know the *practical* advantage of having a 133 over a 100?


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Response Number 7
Name: Xena
Date: August 21, 2003 at 21:36:21 Pacific
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Thanks guys. Sorry for the delay in a thank you.


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