HDD w/ different transfer rate.

Wind

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Jul 22, 2001
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If u transfer data between HDD with different transfer rate, do u suffer instability in data...like dat corrupt ?

1. ATA 100 to ATA 66 or vice-versa
2. ATA 100 to ATA 33 or vice-versa
3. ATA 100 to PIO mode 4 or vice-versa

The list go on. Any instability suffered. I ask bcoz The last time I transfer over 1 Ghz of data from a ATA 66 HDD to PIO mode 4 HDD...results seems not so good.

Btw, the setting on the HDD is ATA 66 (DMA enabled). PIO mode 4 (DMA disabled).

Thanks.