Hambergler

I'm building my girlfriend her first gaming rig. C2D, GA-965P-DS3, Corsair XMS2-6400, win2000.
I have never used sata drives. I have read that some people are having problems with them getting corrupted after a couple of weeks. I also read that they have to installed a with a floppy before windows. I don't have a floppy for this new build. Is there any way to get around having to use one? I don't want to get sent to the dog house. thanx

Trooper

From what ive read and done, you HAVE to install them before the windows because windows doesnt have them already loaded. I could be wrong though

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that sounds like a good idea trooper.
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TG_Bubba

I installed mine with no problem as a second drive. Came with an installation disk. Have not had a problem at all.

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P8riot

HUH? Umm.. no.. no problems.. SATA is handled by the BIOS - plug 'em in, turn them on.. all the way up to SATAII (3GB/s).. it a BIOS standard.. Windows is out of the picture.

Now if you mean SATA RAID, then yes, it can be a little tricky with directions depending on the manufacturer - and in one case there are problems with Marvell RAID interfaces.. but they aren't very common anymore.. I think ASUS put them on ONE MB for a little awhile.. but it is gone now.

That help?

That comes from building 20 or 30 rigs by now.. I'm no expert but I've never had a floppy to install a SATA drive.

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Win2000?!?!?!?

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Spyder

Yeah, noticed that too. Something wrong with old fationed XP for a gaming rig?

As for SATA, it's all plug and play for regular drives now. Raid, as mentioned, is tricky. But Honestly, for single PC home use, Raid isn't worth the bother anyway.

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Hambergler

Thanks for the help. I got confused with the raid. It's a single drive so there should be no problem. I'll go for raid raptor x's when I build my super rig next year with Vista. I use win2000 because it requires less resources and is less restrictive. And I'm used to it. I'll have to upgrade to Vista because of DX10. It will be a sad day to see win2000 go. snif snif

xtcmen

I was one of those who had to install it with a floppy. I ended up having to buy one so I could install win xp.

Gigabye nforce 3 mobo
AMd 64 3200
Radeon 9800 pro
First generation SATA Harddrive.

DON't for the love of god install your SATA as a secondary drive. It runs SOO much faster than the original harddrives.

Moving on.. My brother has my same computer:

Asus nforce mobo
AMD 64 3400
Radeon x800
SATA II's Hardrives.

He had no problem installing windows the old fashion way with it.


So if you need help installing with drivers, pm me or something. I have had a lot of experience with it.

Hambergler

Everything was plug and play, no special drivers for setup.
How can I find out if I am running SATA I or II? And how can they be switched? I ran the Hitachi HD fitness utility, but couldn't find any details. Of course I am trying to squeeze out every last bit of performance out of the new rig, even if it's possibly only a placebo.

troublesome4u

Hitachi Feature Tool (v2.01)
Scroll down at the link.
Support | Downloads

Check your Bios to see if there are options for things like 3 GB/s, NCQ.
See if your HD has a jummper on it. ( Some sata's have it, mine does. Take it off.)

Check your HD speeds with these programs.
Hd Tach 3 HdTach
SiSoft Sandra SiSoftware Zone

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Hambergler

Strong Work. It went perfect. Thanks alot.

Chewy

Correct. Mine installed fine with plug and play. When I decided to have "fun" and install RAID... nothing but problems. Stick with installing it as your main hard drive and steer clear of RAID.

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