At 11:58 AM 1/2/00 -0500, Gregg Iverson wrote:
>My 24X CD Rom Drive in my 200 mhz Pentium computer died on the 31st. I
>can't find any info with the computer to answer my question so I'm
>turning to a trusted and *unbiased* group.
>
>Do I replace it with an IDE drive or can I use an EIDE drive? I'll go
>for as much speed as possible as the prices are so reasonable.
>
>Thanks ahead of time.
Gregg:
It depends on whether the controller you have attached to your motherboard is
IDE or EIDE, I believe. I'm unsure as to whether an EIDE drive is
"backwards-compatible" with an IDE controller (although it could be). To
determine whether you have an IDE or EIDE controller on a Windows 98 machine,
go to Start --> Programs --> Accessories --> System Tools --> System
Information, and when you start that utility, expand the directory structure
under Components (in the left-hand window), and then click on Storage. You
should get a list (in the right-hand window) of all the mass storage devices
presently on your machine, and whether they are IDE, EIDE or SCSI. You can
then print this information off and take it to your local friendly computer
hardware parts seller and tell him/her you need a big, fast hard drive
compatible with what's on the list. ;-)
Good luck!
Garth
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