Re: VIA IDE driver, v1.5 (final)

Andre Hedrick (andre@linux-ide.org)
Mon, 17 Jul 2000 12:41:16 -0700 (PDT)


On Mon, 17 Jul 2000, Brian Gerst wrote:

> So what you are saying is that running a disk in U66 mode without the
> 80-pin cable can physically damage the drive? Talk about a shoddy
> interface design...

So if you put gasoline in your desiel mercedes does that make it a shoddy
car? No, maybe a stupid car owner.

If you put a SCSI-I on an UWSCSI-3 and talk to it a UWSCSI-3 speeds do you
not think that you will have problems?

You will not damage the drive, but you will damage the data in worst
cases.

Andre Hedrick
The Linux ATA/IDE guy

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