Re: [Sheflug] UDMA-33 and cables.

[Will Newton <nospam [at] misconception.org.uk>]

On Sun, 12 Nov 2000, Barrie Bremner wrote:

>  I'm aware of the fact that UDMA-66 interfaces and cards need a
> particular cable to function at full speed. What about UDMA-33 drives?

Pretty much any cable will be fine. I've never had a problem and I've got
some pretty dodgy old cables lying around.
However, some people reckon UDMA66 cables give them better performance
with UDMA33. YMMV.
 
>  I'm not quite sure what to expect, but I'm getting ~ 15Mb/s from my two
> drives. I'm using the grotty cables that shipped with the motherboard.

15Mb/s off a UDMA33 controller is pretty decent.

>  Usually, I figure that what comes with the mobo would be the right
> stuff, but I'm not all that confident that Gigabyte are "all that".

You could try out some UDMA66 cables. If you do, let me know if you get
any noticeable results.



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