SATA

[redass1876]

ok, i've never done a SATA drive before, and im just wondering how hard comparable to IDE are they to install, i was wanting to get a Raptor 36GB, and also, can i still use 2 IDE drives, or is this instead of IDE?

and yes, my mobo has SATA support (NB60N Shuttle)

 

[Alptraum]

They are easy to install. Steps very somewhat depending on your OS and chipset. The chipset on my board is the 875p and I didn't have to do anything extra to install, just connect drive and pop in the XP pro CD. On some chipsets that don't have native support like that you need to specify the drivers during install. Even then its no big deal. And you can mix and match SATA and IDE drives up to the limit of ports on the the respective controllers.

 

[redass1876]

so there is just a different spot on the mobo to plug it into and i just do that, and plug in some power to it, and it should run fine? well, at least the same as any IDE?

 

[nitromullet]

The install is pretty painless. Just plug em in. The hardest part is when you install Windows on them your first time, you need to make sure that you have the SATA drivers for your mobo on a floppy. Then press F6 at the beginning og the Windows install. And, yes you can still use your IDE drives in addition to the SATA drives. I unplugged the IDE drives during the Windows install to force Windows to recognize the SATA drives as C: and then re-added them after the install was complete.

 

[Alptraum]

Originally posted by: redass1876
so there is just a different spot on the mobo to plug it into and i just do that, and plug in some power to it, and it should run fine? well, at least the same as any IDE?

There are different ports on your MB for SATA and IDE. Just make sure you have the proper cable and know what port you are plugging into (your manuel will show you what is where). On the power front the Raptor has both the old style molex connector and the new SATA connector, so you will be ok either way. My power supply has SATA outputs, but not all do. With the Raptor you are fine if all you have is the old style.

Are you going to be doing a new OS install on this drive? If so you may need to load drivers depending on what chipset you have. Everything is pretty straightforward.

 

[redass1876]

i was going to put it on a NF7-S board with 2500+ barton, Thermaltake 420W PSU, and will probably be the only HD in the computer, only for gaming and work, no movie files or anything

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: nitromullet
The install is pretty painless. Just plug em in. The hardest part is when you install Windows on them your first time, you need to make sure that you have the SATA drivers for your mobo on a floppy. Then press F6 at the beginning og the Windows install. And, yes you can still use your IDE drives in addition to the SATA drives. I unplugged the IDE drives during the Windows install to force Windows to recognize the SATA drives as C: and then re-added them after the install was complete.

Two weekends ago I just built a Win2K box for a friend, and SATA just plain worked w/o having to install any extra drivers.

 

[Alptraum]

Originally posted by: Astaroth33

Originally posted by: nitromullet
The install is pretty painless. Just plug em in. The hardest part is when you install Windows on them your first time, you need to make sure that you have the SATA drivers for your mobo on a floppy. Then press F6 at the beginning og the Windows install. And, yes you can still use your IDE drives in addition to the SATA drives. I unplugged the IDE drives during the Windows install to force Windows to recognize the SATA drives as C: and then re-added them after the install was complete.

Two weekends ago I just built a Win2K box for a friend, and SATA just plain worked w/o having to install any extra drivers.

Yeah, it depends on your MBs chipset. I know for sure the 875p does not require installing any additional drivers to get running. Not sure about others, but not all MBs force you to install drivers during set up.

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: Alptraum

Originally posted by: Astaroth33

Originally posted by: nitromullet
The install is pretty painless. Just plug em in. The hardest part is when you install Windows on them your first time, you need to make sure that you have the SATA drivers for your mobo on a floppy. Then press F6 at the beginning og the Windows install. And, yes you can still use your IDE drives in addition to the SATA drives. I unplugged the IDE drives during the Windows install to force Windows to recognize the SATA drives as C: and then re-added them after the install was complete.

Two weekends ago I just built a Win2K box for a friend, and SATA just plain worked w/o having to install any extra drivers.

Yeah, it depends on your MBs chipset. I know for sure the 875p does not require installing any additional drivers to get running. Not sure about others, but not all MBs force you to install drivers during set up.

This was on an Asus 848P based board.