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***glc*** · 02-24-2008, 01:34 AM

Doesn't matter, Alex - all SATA optical drives are IDE with a SATA bridge chip. They don't even run at SATA 1.5 speeds, the fastest I've seen is ATA 66. Even ATA 66 is faster than the drive can read or write mechanically.

02-24-2008, 01:34 AM	#4
*glc* Forum Administrator Staff Premium Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 37,707	Doesn't matter, Alex - all SATA optical drives are IDE with a SATA bridge chip. They don't even run at SATA 1.5 speeds, the fastest I've seen is ATA 66. Even ATA 66 is faster than the drive can read or write mechanically.