Installing a Serial SATA Drive Vs IDE 133

[vikingblade]

I dont have any experience installing and setting up a new SATA ATA 150 Hard drive. Are they the same setup as an IDE drive? Simple plug in...XP handles it automatically? OR anything i should know.. any particular procedure??

Also, is there any real world advantage for an ATA 150 over an IDE 133 Drive??

 

[imported_dakota81]

If you're installing it as a second drive, then no hassles at all. Might have to install sata drivers if they've previously been disabled in bios.

If you're installing a fresh copy of WinXP, you will have to have a floppy disk with drivers, which are usually provided by the motherboard manufacturer with the retail box.

 

[DRAGoNX515]

When you do a fresh install of windows, were it says press F6 to install third party RAID drivers, you (probably) need to do that and then follow instructions. (after you press F6 or w/e it is, it will continue to load stuff as normal, the drivers screen comes eventually).

If you are adding on to an existing install of windows, it's not exactly plug and play (unless windows already knows your sata/raid drivers), you would probably turn off computer, install drive, turn back on computer, have windows boot up as normal and it will probably say it detected new hardware but it can't see it yet. So then just insert floppy then just do that old auto install drivers or pick the floppy drive or directory with the drivers in them for a custom driver install (i think thats install drivers myself option).


Real world performence difference? There really isn't any at all, unless you count features like NCQ, then SATA might be a little faster, but regular ATA133 drives don't even max that out yet, let alone sata300.

-dragonx

 

[vikingblade]

It will be a new clean install of XP.

So...is it easier...less risk for screw up to just go with an IDE Drive?

No real difference in performance between ATA 150 over the IDE 133??

 

[aLeoN]

There's better cooling because the SATA cable is thinner? I have no clue on performance.

 

[Sniper82]

Go with SATA. I bought a SATA drive to go with my NF4 upgrade and used it with my IDE HDD. After trying one out I will never go with IDE again and I recently replaced it with another SATA drive. They probably ain't any faster or much faster but the smaller cables are much nicer than the big bulky IDE cables. Also IMO they are easier to plug in then the big IDE cable. Just make sure your PSU has a SATA power cable or you have a molex to SATA power cable(most HDD's if bought new should come with one).

BTW I have XP SP2 and don't have to install drivers for my SATA drive. I think SP2 installs them.