[SOLVED] Maxtor 6E040L0 help

howcass · 05-23-2008, 07:12 AM

I'm running XP Home on a pentium 1.6 dell 4300 dimension with a maxtor 6E040L0 hard drive set at dma mode 5. I did a test and it said that it was running at ata 100--max ata 133. If I purchase a new ata 133--80 pin cable will it run at ata 133?

**Deleted090308** · 05-23-2008, 10:33 AM

Welcome to TSF.

I'm afraid not - max. in your computer is ATA-100.
http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...cs.htm#1101572

howcass · 05-24-2008, 05:51 AM

Well then, I can stop racking my brain on the matter and just purchase a PCI card that will support ATA 133. Thanks so much.

howcass

**Deleted090308** · 05-24-2008, 05:59 AM

Good luck.

howcass · 05-24-2008, 06:42 AM

One more thing please. Would it be worth my while to get a PCI-SATA card and a new SATA hard drive? Am I going to see a huge different in speed and CPU performance? Right now my CPU maxes out frequently. Running max ram, 256DDR video card etc.

thanks
howcass

**Deleted090308** · 05-24-2008, 08:54 AM

There's not much speed to gain with a PCI-SATA card.
The PCI bus speed is too slow.

There are SATA/IDE combo cards.
This one seems good: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16816102064
More: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...e=SATA+%2f+IDE

howcass · 05-24-2008, 10:08 AM

OK sounds like a WHY BOTHER situation thank you.

I remembered that I had a Promise Ultra133 T2X in my older computer, so I installed it on the existing Dell 4300 Dimension XP system. Works like a CHAMP!!!!

**Deleted090308** · 05-24-2008, 10:14 AM

Good news.

05-23-2008, 07:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
howcass Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 12 OS: xp home	[SOLVED] Maxtor 6E040L0 help I'm running XP Home on a pentium 1.6 dell 4300 dimension with a maxtor 6E040L0 hard drive set at dma mode 5. I did a test and it said that it was running at ata 100--max ata 133. If I purchase a new ata 133--80 pin cable will it run at ata 133?

05-23-2008, 10:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: Maxtor 6E040L0 help Welcome to TSF. I'm afraid not - max. in your computer is ATA-100. http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...cs.htm#1101572

05-24-2008, 05:51 AM	#3 (permalink)
howcass Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 12 OS: xp home	Re: Maxtor 6E040L0 help Well then, I can stop racking my brain on the matter and just purchase a PCI card that will support ATA 133. Thanks so much. howcass

05-24-2008, 05:59 AM	#4 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: Maxtor 6E040L0 help Good luck.

05-24-2008, 06:42 AM	#5 (permalink)
howcass Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 12 OS: xp home	Re: [SOLVED] Maxtor 6E040L0 help One more thing please. Would it be worth my while to get a PCI-SATA card and a new SATA hard drive? Am I going to see a huge different in speed and CPU performance? Right now my CPU maxes out frequently. Running max ram, 256DDR video card etc. thanks howcass

05-24-2008, 08:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: [SOLVED] Maxtor 6E040L0 help There's not much speed to gain with a PCI-SATA card. The PCI bus speed is too slow. There are SATA/IDE combo cards. This one seems good: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16816102064 More: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...e=SATA+%2f+IDE

05-24-2008, 10:08 AM	#7 (permalink)
howcass Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 12 OS: xp home	Re: [SOLVED] Maxtor 6E040L0 help OK sounds like a WHY BOTHER situation thank you. I remembered that I had a Promise Ultra133 T2X in my older computer, so I installed it on the existing Dell 4300 Dimension XP system. Works like a CHAMP!!!!

05-24-2008, 10:14 AM	#8 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: [SOLVED] Maxtor 6E040L0 help Good news.