Zenoth
Diamond Member
Hi,
I'm currently using two HDD's like that one: http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=27
One of them is on Master and the other on Slave, that's cool, no problems, works ok. However I'm starting to need space, and I can't spend too much. I'm also telling myself that since I'd like to buy a new HDD I better move on to a newer interface/technology at the same time. So right now I'm using two identical EIDE Drives, one with my OS installed and primary programs and games, and the other as a back-up and for other media (like most people do actually with two Hard Drives, it's very convenient when used that way).
So, I spotted that Drive I'd like to buy, since it'd fit my new needs and my current budget perfectly:
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?l...VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD&reqPage=Model
That's a newer interface named SATA. I'm pretty much a newbie when it comes to storage interfaces and how it works. I do know however how EDIE works and how it is installed, and such, that's a kid's game. I've read some information concerning SATA installation, I think I could physically install one, or two, without any problems.
There is one potential issue though ... and it's compatibility.
See, right now I can afford only one, and I can't really wait to get two of those Seagate HDD's. So I'll get one to start with, and the second one maybe a few weeks later. So that I can run two on them in tandem.
So would it be possible to ... say ... for example, to use my new Seagte SATA HDD, run it in regular SATA Mode (because "RAID" would be for two HDD's), use that Disk for my OS and such, BUT ... also use one EIDE Drive as my back-up (D:\) Drive ? Would one of them conflict with the other ? Would the "slower" EIDE Drive slow-down or "bottleneck" the faster SATA Drive and force the SATA Drive to run at the EIDE's speeds ? Or would they work without a problem separately from each others ?
Also, does a SATA Drive needs to be configured as "Master" or "Slave" if the above if possible ? For example if I can use SATA as my C:\ Drive, and EIDE as my D:\ Drive, then would I need to set the SATA Drive as the Master and the EIDE Drive as a Slave ? Or just leave SATA "as is" and set the EIDE Drive as either Slave or Master or perhaps nothing ?
Well ... yeah it's a lot of Q's but I'd greatly appreciate some help.
Thanks guys.
I'm currently using two HDD's like that one: http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=27
One of them is on Master and the other on Slave, that's cool, no problems, works ok. However I'm starting to need space, and I can't spend too much. I'm also telling myself that since I'd like to buy a new HDD I better move on to a newer interface/technology at the same time. So right now I'm using two identical EIDE Drives, one with my OS installed and primary programs and games, and the other as a back-up and for other media (like most people do actually with two Hard Drives, it's very convenient when used that way).
So, I spotted that Drive I'd like to buy, since it'd fit my new needs and my current budget perfectly:
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?l...VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD&reqPage=Model
That's a newer interface named SATA. I'm pretty much a newbie when it comes to storage interfaces and how it works. I do know however how EDIE works and how it is installed, and such, that's a kid's game. I've read some information concerning SATA installation, I think I could physically install one, or two, without any problems.
There is one potential issue though ... and it's compatibility.
See, right now I can afford only one, and I can't really wait to get two of those Seagate HDD's. So I'll get one to start with, and the second one maybe a few weeks later. So that I can run two on them in tandem.
So would it be possible to ... say ... for example, to use my new Seagte SATA HDD, run it in regular SATA Mode (because "RAID" would be for two HDD's), use that Disk for my OS and such, BUT ... also use one EIDE Drive as my back-up (D:\) Drive ? Would one of them conflict with the other ? Would the "slower" EIDE Drive slow-down or "bottleneck" the faster SATA Drive and force the SATA Drive to run at the EIDE's speeds ? Or would they work without a problem separately from each others ?
Also, does a SATA Drive needs to be configured as "Master" or "Slave" if the above if possible ? For example if I can use SATA as my C:\ Drive, and EIDE as my D:\ Drive, then would I need to set the SATA Drive as the Master and the EIDE Drive as a Slave ? Or just leave SATA "as is" and set the EIDE Drive as either Slave or Master or perhaps nothing ?
Well ... yeah it's a lot of Q's but I'd greatly appreciate some help.
Thanks guys.
