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Title: Serial ATA HD?
Post by: GigaShadow on May 20, 2004, 05:42:50 AM

I currently have two IDE HD\'s in my computer at home.  I have another 80 GB WD Serial ATA HD just lying around.  Is it possible to install this HD while keeping my other 2 HD\'s?  I have no experience with these kind of HD\'s and I don\'t even have any cables for it.  

I currently have an ASUS P4PE Mobo - I think another problem would be finding space in my case.  I do have a large case, but it only has room for two HD\'s...  Any advice?

Title: Serial ATA HD?
Post by: Living-In-Clip on May 20, 2004, 05:58:07 AM

Have any SATA ports? If so - then it won\'t pose a problem.

Make sure you have space for another HD and the serial ATA port. If you don\'t have space - take out your floppy.
:D

Title: Serial ATA HD?
Post by: videoholic on May 20, 2004, 06:34:48 AM

Take out your floppy and put in a hard di.......

God, I think I have a 14 year old brain.

Title: Serial ATA HD?
Post by: THX on May 20, 2004, 11:04:14 AM

A serial ATA just laying around!?

I\'d load Windows on the biatch and make it my primary.  I also have a P4PE, we have SATA ports, it\'s a lot smaller than the wide IDE cables but keep in mind you need a different power connector for SATA drives.  Check to see if your PSU has one.  If not you can be a cheap adapter.

(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fusa.aopen.com%2Fproducts%2Fmb%2Faccessory%2Fimages%2Fserialatapower.jpg&hash=5694842b9926c9a281809973bde134939e3919c3)

edit- just found the P4PE (http://usa.asus.com/products/mb/socket478/p4pe/overview.htm) has the ports as an option.  If you have integrated LAN, you most likely have the ports as well.

Title: Serial ATA HD?
Post by: GigaShadow on May 20, 2004, 11:08:06 AM

Eh the WD 80 GB SATA drive has a normal power connection.  Am I missing something?  It looks like my PSU just plugs right into it.

Title: Serial ATA HD?
Post by: THX on May 20, 2004, 11:11:26 AM

That is odd.  You sure it\'s an SATA?

Quote

This 6" cable is used for powering serial drives. Serial drives, unlike standard drives, do not use the four pin molex connector that comes off of your power supply.

http://www.xoxide.com/seatapoad.html

Title: Serial ATA HD?
Post by: GigaShadow on May 20, 2004, 11:14:20 AM

Yes it is definitely SATA and it has the 4 pin male adapter pins on the right hand side for the PSU.

This is it...

http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=83

See what I mean... look closely at the bottom right of that picture.

Title: Serial ATA HD?
Post by: THX on May 20, 2004, 11:15:47 AM

are they pins or plugs?  pins = jumper block

(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.seagate.com%2Fsupport%2Fdisc%2Fimages%2Fsata_1.gif&hash=461d41e3c533c0eac1340936c76e11773703648d)

http://www.seagate.com/support/kb/disc/ref/sata_jumpers.html

Title: Serial ATA HD?
Post by: GigaShadow on May 20, 2004, 11:16:49 AM

Nope not jumpers... I see the jumper block... look at my last post I edited it with a link.

Title: Serial ATA HD?
Post by: GigaShadow on May 20, 2004, 11:19:56 AM

Here is the back...


After you tell me what I am looking at... what should my jumper settings be?  I have my IDE\'s set up as master and slave... should this be cable select?

Title: Serial ATA HD?
Post by: THX on May 20, 2004, 11:20:07 AM

edit- ahhh k.  seems WD offers both.  Cool deal.

Title: Serial ATA HD?
Post by: THX on May 20, 2004, 11:24:36 AM

I\'m not sure how WD would have you do it with this hybrid-type drive.  I\'m a Seagate whore but they say you don\'t need to set any jumpers on an SATA drive.

If someone else has one please chime in, curious about this.