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Promises, Promises,and problems
Name: John Nolen Date: September 30, 1999 at 20:17:34 Pacific
Comment:
I have 2 drives, Both 9.1 gig. one a ata33 one ata 66 and a Promise card. when trying to use the promise card, I have system crashes, errors, slow to no booting and problems a plenty. if I just run the 66 on the card it will boot on the 33 but very slowly. If I remove the drives off the card it goes back to normal. I would like to take advantage of the higher speed of the 66 but need the 66 controler card to do so. It was suggested tonight that the Promise may be a legacy card. I don't know how to tell. All parts are new. Any suggestions????? please.
Name: vlo Date: October 1, 1999 at 03:17:23 Pacific
Reply:
All I knoe about using 33 and 66 harddrive is that you cannot use the 66 capablities. May be do not use the card at all if your system is working without it anyway.
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Response Number 2
Name: vlo Date: October 1, 1999 at 03:17:46 Pacific
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All I know about using 33 and 66 harddrive is that you cannot use the 66 capablities. May be do not use the card at all if your system is working without it anyway.
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Response Number 3
Name: vlo Date: October 1, 1999 at 03:18:18 Pacific
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All I know about using 33 and 66 harddrives is that you cannot use the 66 capablities. May be do not use the card at all if your system is working without it anyway.
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Response Number 4
Name: ironman28 Date: October 5, 1999 at 19:04:59 Pacific
Reply:
From what i know of ata66 harddrives you need a separate card to use them unless yuor motherboard has it built in hence the Promise card but doesnt the at33 still plug into the ata ide connectors on the motherboard
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