sata controller, sata ports...sata argh

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Originally Posted by clocker

No, you do not have a SATA II HDD...I'm not even sure there are any available yet.
Which set of ports you connect to is (semi) up to you.

My Gigabyte board runs the 4 SATA II ports directly on the nVidia chipset.
Any device run through this controller is presented to Windows as IDE and you need no drivers for Windows to recognize them.

The other four are on a SiliconImage 3114 controller.
For these to show up, drivers must be fed in (i.e., the ole F6 song and dance).

Either way will ultimately work, but scenario #1 is the easiest.

Edit: Furthermore, the SATA II ports on my board have the new, more secure clip-lock connections and the other four do not.
This seems stupid and I'm not sure what the thinking behind it is.

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ur mobo is capable of handling 8 harddisks??? :ohmy:
damn...and i thought MSI K8N NEO4 is the pwnest...
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/produc...il.php?UID=638

what model is ur gigabyte mobo?


gildan2020

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Originally Posted by gildan2020

what model is ur gigabyte mobo?


gildan2020

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I think that clocker has this mobo: http://tw.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/...%20Ultra-9.htm

http://www.laptops4me.com/images/pict/MB-K8NU-9_LG.gif

Yes indeed, that's the one.

@Guildan...I can run eight HDDs on my SATA ports alone.
Add four more if you count the IDE channels.

So, in theory, I could have twelve HDDs all happily spinning round at the same time.
Not that I would, mind you.


That would be excessive and show-offy.

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Originally Posted by clocker

Yes indeed, that's the one.

@Guildan...I can run eight HDDs on my SATA ports alone.
Add four more if you count the IDE channels.

So, in theory, I could have twelve HDDs all happily spinning round at the same time.
Not that I would, mind you.


That would be excessive and show-offy.

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hmm...looking at ur specs...i realise that 4 of them are SATA-I and the other 4 are SATA-II, am i right?

oh boy...here comes another term: connector. are connectors essentially ports?

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3 x USB 2.0/1.1 connectors (supports 6 ports)
2 x IEEE 1394b connectors (supports 3 ports)

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i just wanna get all these terms straight before i buy myself a new mobo.
dun wanna misinterpret info :)


gildan2020

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Originally Posted by clocker

That would be excessive and show-offy.

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Normal for you. ;)

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Originally Posted by Virtualbody1234

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Originally Posted by gildan2020

what model is ur gigabyte mobo?


gildan2020

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I think that clocker has this mobo: http://tw.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/...%20Ultra-9.htm

http://www.laptops4me.com/images/pict/MB-K8NU-9_LG.gif

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yep thats teh mobo i have

an intel fanboy told me it was shithouse

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Originally Posted by Virtualbody1234

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Originally Posted by clocker

That would be excessive and show-offy.

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Normal for you. ;)

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What can I say?
I'm American.

and im australian and have teh saem bard :P

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Originally Posted by Adster

and im australian and have teh saem bard :P

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Well, at least you aren't show-offy about it. :lookaroun

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Originally Posted by Virtualbody1234

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Originally Posted by Adster

and im australian and have teh saem bard :P

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Well, at least you aren't show-offy about it. :lookaroun

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Hey, give me some credit here.
I've been pretty low-key about my bard.