Abit Hot Rod 100 Pro, Руководство пользователя

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Hot Rod 100 Pro
Ultra ATA/100 is backwards compatible with all Ultra ATA/33/66 systems, but it will be
limited in its transfer mode to Ultra ATA/33/66 (Ultra DMA Mode 2 - 33 Mbytes/sec or
Ultra DMA Mode 2 - 66 Mbytes/sec) or PIO Mode 4 (16.6 Mbytes/sec). The Ultra ATA/100
hard drives are 100 percent backward compatible with both Ultra ATA/33/66, DMA and
with existing ATA (IDE) hard drives, CD-ROM drives, and host systems. The Ultra
ATA/100 protocol and commands are designed to be compatible with existing ATA (IDE)
devices and systems. Although a new 40-pin, 80-conductor cable is required for Ultra
ATA/100, the chip set pin connector remains the same at 40. Hard drives that support Ultra
ATA/100 also support Ultra ATA/33/66 and legacy ATA (IDE) specifications.
1-5. Requirements for Attaining Ultra ATA/100
There are four requirements for attaining Ultra ATA/100:
1. The drive must support Ultra ATA/100.
2. The motherboard and system BIOS (or an add-in controller) must support Ultra ATA/100.
3. The operating system must support Direct Memory Access (DMA); Microsoft Windows
2000, Windows NT, Windows 98, and Windows 95B (OSR2) support DMA.
4. The cable must be 80-conductor; the length should not exceed 18 inches.
If all the above requirements are met, you can enjoy the Ultra ATA/100 features of your
computer system.
Note
For obtaining the performance of Hot Rod 100 Pro, please use the Ultra ATA/66 cable
that comes with the package.