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November 19th, 2005, 05:01 PM #1(AKA) Nakamura
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woohoo, new HD .. :)
just picked me up a Maxtor 200 gb SATA , 8mb cache , 7200 rpm with a PCI SATA/IDE card that came bundled with it... for 50$ !!
Great drive and is fast !! to bad i am using for just a slave drive... but can't believe the difference on speed getting data from the drive compared to my 80 gig IDE WD drive...
took a little while to figure out the correct way to install it... since it only came with a CD... had to boot from the CD, then create a PCI 150 (driver) floppy, then boot to windows with everything hooked up... download drivers off the floppy and cd-rom.. but once it was up... runs great...
this is like HUGE compared to what i am used to having ... the 80 gb was the highest i had ever had... but now with the 200 and 80 ... plenty of room for my multimedia projects....
p.s. Got this drive new in box from a guy at work who couldn't use it for his HP PC ... so he went out and bought another "IDE" HD and sold me this one
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November 19th, 2005, 05:07 PM #2
Nice!
Ya, I used to only have 80gb of space...which I had to always keep organized and everything from the lack of space...then I bought a 160gb drive...I thought that would be enough space for a very long time...but I have used half of the drive up already, and I bought it just a few months ago...so it fills up really fast!
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November 19th, 2005, 05:15 PM #3Member
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Ya, I burn thorugh GB's like crazy, my 160GB ain't even enough
Last time I had to backup I had 88GB worth of files. I'm considering a new SATA HDD if they're really that much faster.
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November 19th, 2005, 05:28 PM #4Ultimate Member
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My #1 pc runs on a 160gb with another 250gb for backups. Both of mine are IDE drives. I didn't think the speed difference was very much between IDE and current SATA drives. Maybe it is?
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November 19th, 2005, 05:39 PM #5(AKA) Nakamura
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when i click on programs or a file from the new HD, it just seems alot faster when it opens and the pictures or videos come up.... there is a difference... no only if i could make it a main drive... but I heard to many bad stories about making SATA the main drive...
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November 19th, 2005, 05:58 PM #6Ultimate Member
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Get HD tach and run a test on both drives. Free download.
http://www.simplisoftware.com/Public...request=HdTach“Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.”
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November 19th, 2005, 05:59 PM #7Bringing Da Funk
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Originally Posted by sweeper2
reallly?!?!
explain pleaseLord of the Low Frequencies
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November 20th, 2005, 06:55 AM #8(AKA) Nakamura
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what do you want me to explain.. ? why it seems faster ?? I don't know... Originally Posted by Gait_Keeper
it just does... sometimes with my 80 gig i open up "my pictures" and it seems to take a few seconds to show all the pics... but when i moved the folder over to the new HD i click on it and it instantly appears... all pics etc...
then on the stories of making the HD into the main drive ... first off, i hate NORTON GHOST ... last time it didn't work... second... i have read a few threads about SATA drives and windows xp installation etc...??
anyways... i like the new drive...
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November 20th, 2005, 07:06 AM #9Member
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My SATA is the main drive, at the moment it is the only drive until later this afternoon when I place in my returned under warranty 120Gb ide drive. Installing SATA drives is easy if you have XP with service pack 2 embedded into the cd. Originally Posted by sweeper2
what do you want me to explain.. ? why it seems faster ?? I don't know...
it just does... sometimes with my 80 gig i open up "my pictures" and it seems to take a few seconds to show all the pics... but when i moved the folder over to the new HD i click on it and it instantly appears... all pics etc...
then on the stories of making the HD into the main drive ... first off, i hate NORTON GHOST ... last time it didn't work... second... i have read a few threads about SATA drives and windows xp installation etc...??
anyways... i like the new drive...
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November 20th, 2005, 09:48 AM #10I got this
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There is no see-able difference with SATA vs. ATA, the difference would be more towards the drive.
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November 20th, 2005, 10:18 AM #11Member
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? Originally Posted by Reather
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Don't know about the last bit but yes you would need a stop watch to time the boot up time etc to tell the difference between SATA and PATA.
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November 20th, 2005, 10:33 AM #12Onii-san
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*yawn* Enjoy your measly 200gb. *yawn*
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November 20th, 2005, 10:38 AM #13Member
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Go on then impress us. Originally Posted by Bizkitkid2001
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November 20th, 2005, 11:54 AM #14I got this
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What I meant that the difference between interfaces is almost nill. However, SATA is slightly faster, and the cables are designed a lot better.
And, drive vs. drive is what I meant. Like Maxtor vs. Seagate.
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November 20th, 2005, 12:52 PM #15Bringing Da Funk
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I thinl your CPU plays a big part in in this, as for SATA
live and let live if someone is happy let them be happy.
I've never had or used a machine with a SATA drive, I'm just curious
I do have a 80gig Maxtor 7200, with a 8mb cache (secondary drive)
main drive is a WD 40gig 7200, 2Mb cacheLord of the Low Frequencies
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November 20th, 2005, 12:55 PM #16Onii-san
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Originally Posted by orkboss
With what? My fancy looks?
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November 20th, 2005, 02:10 PM #17(AKA) Nakamura
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WDC WD800LB-00DNA0 (74 GB, IDE) -------> Main Drive
80GB EIDE ULTRA-ATA/100 INT 7200RPM 2mb cache
Maxtor 6 L200M0 SCSI Disk Device (189 GB) --------> slave drive (SATA)
Maxtor DiamondMax 10 - 6L200MO
200 GB
7200-RPM
8MB
SATA 150
- SATA/150 data transfer speeds
- Quiet Drive Technology
- Maxtor Data Protection System
- Maxtor Shock Protection System
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don't know, maybe it's just me, but the new 200 SATA drive seems a little faster...
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November 20th, 2005, 02:43 PM #18Onii-san
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Yeah, sata drives are awsome. I love mine. I just wish I had time to install Windows on it though
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November 20th, 2005, 03:18 PM #19I got this
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That's due to the extra cache. I "saw" a difference on mine, too.
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November 20th, 2005, 03:47 PM #20(AKA) Nakamura
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Originally Posted by Bizkitkid2001
Yeah, sata drives are awsome. I love mine. I just wish I had time to install Windows on it though
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