Re: [cobalt-users] upgrading harddrives in Qube3 Pro

["Daniel" <sgirl75@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

the ata 66 and 100 are backward compatible with ata33. you can install in
your qube3 but cobalt suggest try not to get one with high spin speed.
eg.7200 cos the power consumption can be too high
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rusty Wilson" <rustyw007@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 1:23 PM
Subject: [cobalt-users] upgrading harddrives in Qube3 Pro


> Has anyone successfully upgraded the 2 20GB hard
> drives in the Qube3 professional version?
>
> If you ignore the fact that the data has to be moved,
> is putting in a bigger hard drive simply a matter of
> plugging in a new disk?
>
> I am concerned because the manual says the drives are
> ATA/33, and I want to use ATA/100 becuase they are
> less expensive (IBM 40GB Deskstar is about $90).
>
> The problem is ATA/100 drives REQUIRE the
> 80-wire/40-pin connectors, and I cant tell if that is
> what the Qube3 has (I haven't opened the case yet).
>
> Thanks in advance for any replies!
>
> Rusty
>
>
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