>I am asking for the speed of the ATA interface. Not the RPM's of the >drive or cache. Sorry if it sounds blunt. But there are many >different Ultra ATA speeds and not all will work in this Mac.
Actually, all should work in the iMac. The ATA spec is backwards compatible, so a faster controller can use slower drives and faster drives can be connected to a slower controller. That said, I *think* the slot load iMacs are ATA/100, but I can't find anything to validate my memory. They *might* be ATA/66. I'm fairly sure they are not ATA/33 or ATA/133. Helpful ain't I :-) I am running ATA/133 drives in two different 400 MHz iMac DVs, and have no problems. So just run down to your local store and pick up an ATA/100 or ATA/133 drive that is on sale. The bigger issue might be finding a drive on sale that is under the 128 GB max those models can use (I don't know what happens if you connect larger... does the iMac just ignore the extra space or does something horrible happen?!? Hopefully it just ignores the extra space so you can get a 200 GB that seems to be the sweet spot for rebates right now and sells the cheapest) -chris <http://www.mythtech.net> -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
