Bea,

        Your system is too old to be SCSI so it's IDE.  Here are a couple of
articles that may help you further understand the issue if you so choose.

        Brian

        IDE @
http://whatis.techtarget.com/WhatIs_Definition_Page/0,4152,214013,00.html
        SCSI @
http://whatis.techtarget.com/WhatIs_Definition_Page/0,4152,212949,00.html
        EIDE @
http://whatis.techtarget.com/WhatIs_Definition_Page/0,4152,213931,00.html

-----Original Message-----
From: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Reid Gibson
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 11:21 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [PCBUILD] EIDE or SCSI?


I need to upgrade to a larger hard drive and to not know if I have EIDE or
SCSI.  Is there some code that tells me?  Where do I look?  I have an older
system (mid 1990's) 486/50 with a 520 meg hard drive.  I do not need a lot
of graphics, but need space for programs.

Thanks.

Bea Gibson

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