Which ATA?

[sbalun]

Is there a way to identify which hard drive controller your O/S is using (ATA66, ATA100, etc.)? I've looked in the device mananger but I couldn't find anything?

 

[Comtech]

It's not a function of the OS, it's a function of the IDE controller on your motherboard (or add-on card).
Read the manual. The OS doesn't care what the ATA is, it will run as fast (or slow) as the hardware controller. Cheers,
Jim

http://members.cnx.net/reboot/

 

[sbalun]

Let me refine my question. I know for a fact that my motherboard will support ATA33/66/100. (I have an Asus TUSL2-C) What I'm not sure of is what speed is it currently utilizing? I'd like to know if there is someplace I can see what the transfer speed is set at?

 

[Mudassar]

I think you have to set it up in the bios settings. -----------------
MK

Hope this helps!

 

[CitrixEngineer]

That depends on the speed of the slowest disk on the channel.

If, for example, your fastest hard disk is ATA100, and you also have an ATA66 disk on the same channel, then both those disks will be ATA66.

If you only have one disk, and it's ATA100, but it shares the channel with a UDMA33 CD-ROM, then both drives will operate at the equivalent of ATA33 (UDMA33).

Most modern Hard disk controllers are auto-sensing, so if you put your ATA100 drive onto channel 1, you could put your CD-ROM onto Channel 2 and both should run at their native speeds.

I hope this is clear