Hi all. I'm buying a new MB and have a simple question. I would like to buy a board that supports ATA133. The new VIA KT333 boards all say that they support ATA133, but my question is this: do I need a board that has an onboard controller (e.g. HPT 374) to utilize the ATA133 capability of the HDD? Or do the new chipsets not need the onboard controller to transfer at ATA133? I am currently not planning to use a RAID setup (planning to buy only one HDD at the moment), but would be open to suggestions if anyone has them...I was planning on buying a single Maxtor 80GB HDD with the ABIT KX7-333 (http://www.abit.com.tw/abitweb/webjs...L_NAME=KX7-333) which has no HPT controller onboard. The AT7 MAX (http://www.abit.com.tw/abitweb/webjs...MODEL_NAME=AT7) has the HPT374 onboard.
Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!
Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!
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