Which kind of HDD?

[Wasim]

Hi Guys. I am putting together a quote for a computer. I have chosen this Asus Motherboard. I am not familiar with specifications so could someone tell me what type of hdd's ( ide? ata133, ata100) would work with the motherboard i have given a link for.

thanks in advance

Edited September 18, 2005 by Wasim

[k0pect8]

from your link:

NVIDIA nForce2 MCP-T
    * 2 x UltraDMA 133/100/66/33
    * Silicon Image Sil 3112A RAID Controller:
    * 2 x Serial ATA
    * RAID 0, RAID1

IOW- ATA133/100/66/33 (IDE) or SATA

Edited September 18, 2005 by k0pect8

[Wasim]

does that mean i can get any ide one?

[k0pect8]

yes- but I recommend ATA133 at 7200 RPM (IDE) for speed.

Slowest would be the ATA33, then 66, then 100.

The faster the better (i.e. movies, CD/DVD burning, gaming, etc.)

Use an 80-pin IDE cable as opposed to the older 40-pin (80-pin will work w/an ATA66/33 too).

HTH

Edited September 18, 2005 by k0pect8

[Wasim]

thanks mate...made it really simple to understand..so all ata's are ide in sense.

[Zxian]

Yup...

As for what manufacturer... Seagate. The 5 year warranty should be selling point alone, as well as their friendly and fairly responsive tech suport.