Niall O Broin wrote:
> capacity rather than the speed. But how does ATA/66 to normal IDE work ? Do
> you need a special cable, and does the use of such a cable automagically
> tell the drive to operate in an ATA/33 mode ?
>
I am happily using an ATA66 drive with an ATA33 controller and cable. As
others have said, they thought of this when the designed the ATa-66
drives.
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