IDE speed

[AeriaGloris]

I just bought a new hard drive for my old pc and when it boots it says "LBA ATA 33 80GB".
Does this mean it's running at ATA 33? i hope not because the drive supports up to ATA 133 and the board up to ATA 100.

 

[AeriaGloris]

anyone?

 

[mikeblas]

You've not given much information about the system you're using or what you're doing, so the chances of anyone giving you a definitive answer are pretty low.

I'd guess that's what it means, yes. You can check in the Windows device manager or the BIOS to try to look for a clearer message. Tools like Sandra probably show the same information.

Maybe you've got a bad cable, or have the cable incorrectly installed.