<< I desparately need ata100 support... systems running like crap in PIO mode. I didn't spend close to $3k on a system running in PIO mode. >>
uhhhh ATA66 works fine. Why are you in PIO?
My maxtor drive rocks. I get a 21000 Sandra score in win2k, on a $130 drive. It's also so quiet that I cannot hear it at all over my fans, and they arent that loud either. And BTW, SCREW YOU spec! lol