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- From: krouth@slee01.srl.ford.com (Kevin Routh)
- Subject: Re: MAXTOR
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- Organization: Ford Motor Company Scientific Research Labs, Dearborn, MI
- References: <jrsellec.720951453@syzygy>
- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 12:52:38 GMT
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- jrsellec@socs.uts.edu.au (91066720 j r selleck) writes:
- : was wondering if Linux gets along with a 213 Mb Maxtor Hd.
- :
- : I dont yet have linux or the HD as linux does fit on an 80 MB HD that
- : has only 8 megs left after windows and games... :( Maybe I should get
- : my priorites right ?!?!?
- :
- : Any way I was looking at getting a MAXTOR HD it is 213 Megs and has
- : a 15 ms access time..`
- : Thats about all I know about it, but I was hoping someone who uses
- : both could tell me what they think..
- :
- : James
- :
-
- I have heard that the Maxtor 213 does not get along with other IDE
- drives. You cannot mix it with a Seagate or a Conner IDE and have
- them work together as master/slave. I know two cases where it didn't
- work. Be careful! It is tempting with the price of the Maxtor drive.
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