Re: ATA66 controller/cable question

[Elneorojo <bigred@sunflower.com>]

Ive been told no and have seen it done.  I just so happen to have some
of those RAID cards sitting here.  (Pulls out the documentation) Ok yes
you can.

Ben Bullock wrote:
> 
> I'm getting ready to install 2.8 on an ATA66 hard drive that is
> connected to a Promise ATA66 controller card using one of the newer
> 80-conductor cables required for the ATA66 drives.  Just out of
> curiosity, would there be any risk of damaging the drive(s) and/or
> controller if I connected a second, older IDE drive to this controller
> as a slave using this cable?  My guess is that the answer is "no," but I
> have no documentation for the Promise controller, so I'm not sure it
> will work at all with older drives.
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> -Ben