Posted: Wed, 03 Sep 2003 08:49:15 Post Subject: SATA drives?
Has anyone had some time to work with these yet? Are they faster or is the wiring just more convenient? I need to build up a test server for some software. The box needs a drive so I was thinking of pulling one out of my new box and replacing it with one of these.
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Posted: Wed, 03 Sep 2003 08:57:04 Post Subject:
They aren't that much faster, yet. The wiring is rather convenient, too, but a regular ribbon cable can be folded and tucked out of the way. All in all I really don't see that it would be worth the effort to swap the drives unless the drive you're replacing is dead.
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Posted: Wed, 03 Sep 2003 14:54:16 Post Subject:
From what I read, the SATA 10RPM Raptors come close to SCSI U160 speeds and sustained throughput. Drive size is smaller due to the adaptation of SCSI design into ATA.
..I'm probably gonna order a couple Raptors in the next month or so.
Thing I dont like about SATA is that you can only put one drive per channel. Most Onboard SATA controllers only have two channels thus you can only have two drives. I understand most add on controllers have 4 channels tho.
I have a board that has SATA on it. However it also can be used as SATA in RAID. Oddly enough, the RAID capability isn't available until they release the drivers. Another reason you should check the box to make SURE you're getting what you want. _________________ A letter to a soldier
I won't do it any time soon. It just seems that there are too many problems people are having. I'd wait it out for a while first. _________________ A letter to a soldier
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