Can I connect ATA133 to the ATA100 port?

[LiuLi]

Hi,
I consider buying the Maxtor 80G ATA133 hard drive since it's so cheap now.
My main board is Abit VP6 that only support ATA100.
I heard the ATA133 uses the EIDE 40pin port.
Does anybody know whether the Maxtor ATA133 works on the old ATA100 main board?

Thanks.

LiuLi

 

[dexvx]

ATA 133 is backwards compatible and will run at ATA 100 speeds, not that you will notice any difference.

 

[PCMarine]

Yes I will work fine...nothing to worry about.

 

[DannyBoy]

Yup 100%

Consider buying yourself an ATA100 drive though and save a few bucks, you will NOT notice any difference.

 

[LiuLi]

Cool, thanks.

 

[Jeff7181]

Most people don't realize that even WD's new Raptor drive can't burst more than 66 MB/s... so even ATA66 would work fine.