[NTLUG:Discuss] Hard drive question

[Fred James]

Will I be able to run an ATA/100 hard drive on my 1998 motherboard?
Would upgrading the BIOS be of any benefit?
Does upgrading the BIOS dangerous in terms of OS and data already on the 
hard drive?

Elitegroup P6BX-A+ motherboard
Award BIOS v4.51PG

(the following information is from: 
<http://www.hardwarecentral.com/hardwarecentral/reviews/193/1/>)

The specifications of the P6BX-A+ are as follows:

    * Chipset: Intel 440BX processor
    * CPU: Intel Celeron, Pentium II & Pentium III
    * Bios: Award
    * RAM: 3 DIMM - Max 768MB
    * Slot: 2 ISA, 5 PCI, 1 ISA/PCI shared and 1 AGP

    I/O:

    * One - EPP/ECP mode parallel port
    * Two - 16550 high-speed serial I/O ports
    * Supports 360K~2.88M Byte, 3 Mode FDDs or LS120
    * Dual PCI IDE interfaces - PIO mode 4, DMA Mode 2, Ultra DMA 33
    * PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors
    * ATX Power Supply Connector
    * Two USB connectors

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