Will this motherboard work with this hard drive?

eternalnewbie

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Ok I'm building my first PC and I've decided upon a ABIT "KV7" KT600 Chipset motherboard since it seems to be a cheap and popular choice, under the specs for the board it says:

IDE: 2x ATA 133 up to 4 Devices

now the hard drive I want is the Western Digital Special Edition 80GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive and under it's specs it says:

Interface: IDE ULTRA ATA100

Now forgive me if this is a dumb question but since the motherboard is an ATA 133 and the hard drive is an ATA 100 will they be compatable? Any help would be appreciated =)
 
Yes...

Spec:
Intel P4 2.4B
MSI 645E Max-U Mobo
1GB DDR333
R9600XT 128MB
SB Live 5.1
Samsung 120GB
Maxtor 120GB
LG DVD+-R/RW
WIN2K PRO SP4
 
I'd take the Abit NF7 over the KV7 any day, since it has a far better chipset and is also fairly inexpensive. But yes, all the drive speeds are compatable with each other.

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