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#1 2003-01-28 2:34 pm
- SwisSlesS
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ATA 133 to ATA 100
So while I was looking at the new Power Macs, I noticed that the hard drives were ATA 100. I was rather surprised by this, seeing as how I was under the impression that previous Macs had ATA 133. Isn't ATA 133 faster? Why would they have gone down?
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#2 2003-01-28 3:21 pm
Re: ATA 133 to ATA 100
Are you sure about what ATA you have?
Here's the specs for the G4 800
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/p … 00_qs.html
Unless you have an aftermarket PCI ATA card, you have ATA 66.
But yes, ATA 133 is better than ATA 100.
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#3 2003-01-28 4:44 pm
Re: ATA 133 to ATA 100
The XServe was the first Mac with built in ATA100. New PowerMacs with "XServe Architecture" also have an ATA100 controller (along with an ATA66 controller). No Mac has ever shipped with ATA133.
The biggest advantage of ATA133 is the increased allowable space on a volume. Most drives won't get much of a boost when moving from an ATA100 controller to an ATA133 controller.
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#4 2003-01-29 1:42 am
- Greg Grant
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Re: ATA 133 to ATA 100
"The biggest advantage of ATA133 is the increased allowable space "
Not true. ATA-6 (ATA-100) introduced was the one that introduced the 144 Petabyte max. ATA-5 (ATA-66 although someone swore that some ATA-100 cards where under the ATA-5 spec, never bothered to check) had a max of 137 GB.
ATA-7 uses the same 48 bit FAT as ATA-6 thus they have the exact same 144 Petabyte limit.
Apple just used 180 GB drives as an example on the new G4s as a max storage limit either that or its limited by the BIOS. Eitherway, you can't go wrong with an ATA-133 card if you're concerned.
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