ata 66 hard drive on ata 33 bios

[doctj]

Is it possible to do install a new ata 66 hard drive on an older system which only supports ata 33? Thanks for your help.

[drn]

yes it is but it will only ren at 33 instead of 66

[Barney]

Yes,it will work,at U33.

Ronald

[doctj]

Thanks, but does it matter whether I use a 33 or 66 cable?

[Barney]

I guess it wouldn't matter,but I would use the U66 cable if I had one (I have one,I use it,I have a U66 mainboard,but no U66 hd).

Ronald