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Hi guys,
I'm wondering if any drives are known to be better than others for surviving out of spec PCI speeds without corruption.
I've got a AMD761 based board that I want to crank. Apparently they can hit 175FSB, but with only a 1/4 PCI divider, that means the poor ole PCI bus is gonna be near 44Mhz. I'm only really aiming for/expecting to get somewhere in the 166 range. I've got NICs etc that have proven reliable at 41.5Mhz PCI speeds in 83/2 systems.
I have 2 drives available
WD400BB Western Digital Caviar 40Gb 7200RPM 2Mb Cache
DiamondMax +8 Maxtor 40Gb 7200RPM 2Mb Cache
Fanboyism aside, which likes FSB better? (I already know which one is "best" )
Thanks for any insights
Road Warrior
I'm wondering if any drives are known to be better than others for surviving out of spec PCI speeds without corruption.
I've got a AMD761 based board that I want to crank. Apparently they can hit 175FSB, but with only a 1/4 PCI divider, that means the poor ole PCI bus is gonna be near 44Mhz. I'm only really aiming for/expecting to get somewhere in the 166 range. I've got NICs etc that have proven reliable at 41.5Mhz PCI speeds in 83/2 systems.
I have 2 drives available
WD400BB Western Digital Caviar 40Gb 7200RPM 2Mb Cache
DiamondMax +8 Maxtor 40Gb 7200RPM 2Mb Cache
Fanboyism aside, which likes FSB better? (I already know which one is "best" )
Thanks for any insights
Road Warrior