HDD question on Epox 8KHA+

"Francis Arteel" <NoMoreVirusses RemoveThis @nomorevirusses.be> wrote in message
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 > No one??
 >
 >
  > > -Can I use a HDD of 200 GB on ATA100? I think I have read somewhere
that
  > > the capacity of HDD on ATA100 is limited to X Gb?

I've got a WD 200gb ATA100 drive and it works fine. I'm not aware of any
size limitation on ATA100 (or 33/66/133/150 etc...).

  > >
  > > -Can I use my ordinary ATA-drives on future SATA-Mb's, or are they
  > > completely incompatible? What are the restrains if I use my ATA-drives
on
 > a
  > > SATA-Mb?

As far as i'm aware the answer yes, provided the board has ATA as well as
SATA support. I don't think it's possible to connect an ATA drive to a SATA
controller due to the interfaces being different.
Someone may know different tho...

  > >
  > > -Can I connect a SATA-drive on my 8KHA+, using all of the SATA-features
  > > including SATA150-speed? How do I do that?
  > >
I'd say yes (as the board supports SATA drives). You will need a SATA drive
tho (see answer to previous question).
As to how you enable the SATA-150, I imagine the controller will detect the
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"Francis Arteel" <NoMoreVirusses DeleteThis @nomorevirusses.be> wrote in message news:<OWb4c.2930$qN3.280356097@hestia.telenet-ops.be>...
 > Hello there,
 >
 > Some questions regarding HDD's on 8KHA+:
 >
 > -Can I use a HDD of 200 GB on ATA100? I think I have read somewhere that
 > the capacity of HDD on ATA100 is limited to X Gb?
 >
 > -Can I use my ordinary ATA-drives on future SATA-Mb's, or are they
 > completely incompatible? What are the restrains if I use my ATA-drives on a
 > SATA-Mb?
 >
 > -Can I connect a SATA-drive on my 8KHA+, using all of the SATA-features
 > including SATA150-speed? How do I do that?
 >
 > I hope someone can answer my questions...
 >
 > Thank You in advance,
 >
 > Francis Arteel,
 >
 > Belgium

Francis

The EP-8KHA+ does not have a SATA controller. THerefore you would need
a Serial ATA controller card to use SATA drives. Future boards will
most likely continue to have standard IDE controllers for IDE drives.

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