From: "Robert Comer" 

> Odd--XP supports the HPT370 out of the box. Check Highpoint's website?
> (http://www.highpoint-tech.com)

It doesn't support my HPT370 controller out of the box. (it thinks it does
but then it can't read it.)  I use the W2K drivers.

- Bob Comer


"Randy H"  wrote in message
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> Odd--XP supports the HPT370 out of the box. Check Highpoint's website?
> (http://www.highpoint-tech.com)
>
> IMO, ATA133 will only make a difference if you get the WD drives with the
8
> MB
> caches-otherwise, it's a wash. You'll be damn lucky to saturate the ATA66
> bus.
>
> Got Partition Magic v8?
>
> "Ned F. Reiter"  wrote in message
> news:3e4bba82{at}w3.nls.net...
> > I'm about to upgrade my XP Pro system with more disk space.  I am
looking
> > for recommendations as to what is the best 120GB 7200 ATA133 IDE drive
to
> > get.  My onboard IDE controller is on 66MB but I intend to upgrade the
> mobo
> > at a later date, but want the faster drive now so I'm ready.  Am I
correct
> > in assuming that a 133MB drive will work on the 66MB bus but at the
slower
> > speed?
> >
> > My boot drive (13.6GB) is partitioned into 3 NTFS partitions and two
Linux
> > partitions (ext2 and swap) with the primary XP install on the second
drive
> > (40GB) as drive K:.  The second drive is partitioned into 9 NTFS and one
> > FAT32 (for sharing with Linux) partitions.  What is the procedure to get
> all
> > of these copied over to the new 120GB drive and still be able to boot
the
> > system?  I'm sure I'll have to change the boot.ini file, but need some
> help
> > in determining the proper values for the partition entries.
> >
> > The mother board is an ECS D6VAA with an onboard Highpoint 370 Raid
> > controller but I can't find XP drivers for it.  There are W2K drivers
but
> I
> > don't know if they will work with XP.  If there are working drivers, I'd
> get
> > 2 drives and configure them as Raid 1.  The HPT370 supports ATA100.
> >
> > Thanks for any advice,
> >
> > --
> > -- Ned --
> > nreiter_AT_attglobal_DOT_net
> > Association of Shareware Professionals developer member
> > http://www.asp-shareware.org/
> >
> >
>
>

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