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[Conuck]

I got an old compaq with a DMA/ATA 33 that went south. I found a ATA 66 and and a ATA 100 real cheap. Does it matter which one I swap with the ATA 33?

[mudmanc4]

I think the 100 has faster communication possibilities ten the 66, other then this, (I think ) there pretty much the same thing, so long as the spindle speeds are the same. If by chance one of them has a cache in there, I would opt to use that.

[Conuck]

The ATA 33 is 5400rpm and the other two are 7200rpm


EDIT: Wouldn't the increase in speed be the same as replacing a 7200rpm with a 10000rpm?

[RyanS]

from what i've researched on the net recently, it seems to boil down to cache sizes and rpm speeds, etc. for HDD's. here is a link comparing them
http://www.tomshardw...rmance,658.html

i'd personally say the 7200 rpm drive will probably have a similar cache size but will  work just a tad bit faster. when i upgraded an old desktop from a 5400rpm to a 7200 rpm drive i only saw a slight increase though, such as instead of a 1 minute boot it was around 45 seconds. but hey its still an increase

edit sorry too many numbers...got em fixed now  

[Conuck]

Thank you for the replys! I decided to go with the Refurbished ATA 66 because it was only 6 bucks. All I'm going to do with it is download conference calls for typist. Finally found a way to make money at home.

[tommie gorman]

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Thank you for the replys! I decided to go with the Refurbished ATA 66 because it was only 6 bucks. All I'm going to do with it is download conference calls for typist. Finally found a way to make money at home.

There you go.