Thanks, thanks & thanks.
I will be keeping my existing IBM DPTA-372050 as well.
Which drive should get the O/S?
Any recommendations for the best place in Toronto to buy the new drive? Future Shop seems very expensive and only has older WD models.
Thanks very much. Western Digital it is. I will hunt for an 8MB buffer version. The local Future Shop in Toronto seems to be selling only older 2MB models.
Cheers.
I am shopping for a 7200rpm drive about 100GB. A friend who is a tech at my office will set it up for me. He recommends Western Digital. Would I notice the difference between 8MB buffer vs 2MB? I am using a BX board with Highpoint ATA-66 controllers. So buying ATA-100 is fine. Should I...
Well, things have gotten worse. There is clearly some controller problem that I don't know how to address.
I have a dual boot Win98/Win2K using BootMagic. At bootup, I went into the settings for the Highpoint ATA-66 controllers to see whether there was anything obviously wrong. I didn't...
Thanks QueBert. I guess I'll reexamine all the drive controller settings I can find. I'll let you know if I fix it or the %$&#! thing just starts working again.
A few days ago on boot up I got a dialogue indicating unsafe removal of hardware, specifically my Creative 5230E drive. I didn't know what to do except close the dialogue. Now when I insert a CD (audio or CD-ROM) the drive pauses and then ejects it. Cannot read contents from file manager. I...
A friend just called up and said he would buy my BX board & PIII700E (cA2).
I am trying to figure out what to buy if I move to an AMD system.
I only have a 250W power supply (ATX 2.01 that came with my Aopen KF45A case). I have Mushkin 2; IBM DPTA-3702050 (ATA66); SB Live!Value!
If I get...
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