<< i mean, the drive may not be operating @ what it was advertised to, but it works true?
and an ata100 drive into a ata33 controller would prob. run faster than a ata66 drive, true? >>
<< i mean, the drive may not be operating @ what it was advertised to, but it works true? >>
This is correct. The HDD will work fine.
<< and an ata100 drive into a ata33 controller would prob. run faster than a ata66 drive, true? >>
Wrong on this one. It doesn't matter if the HDD is ATA 33, 66, 100, or 133. If connected to an ATA 33 controller, then the drive will run at that speed. No faster.