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Old 03-03-2006, 02:59 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Hello all!!! I need a little bit of help... I am trying to get one or the other of these WD Raptors...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...SubCategory=14

Now the question is what is the difference between a Serial ATA150 Hard Drive and a SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive? My mobo manufactures web site says i have 4 x Serial ATA II connector (Bandwidth 3.0Gb/s) . Could i put in two of one kind of those raptors with my mobo?

Manufactuers Website:

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/...A-8N-SLI%20Pro
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The 150GB is much faster.

Sata 2 is unneeded since you will not be reaching those speeds unless you run maybe 2 to 4 in RAID 0.
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The 150gb has double the Cache 16mb.
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ok...i just need to know the difference between the two hard drive types(Serial ATA150 Hard Drive and a SATA 3.0Gb/s) and if they will work in my mobo
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One can transfer data at 150Mbs and the other 3Gps, They both will work with your mobo.
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Sata 2 is twice the speed as Sata 1 but there aren't any single drives that can reach sata 1 speeds unless you set a RAID up.

They both work with each other.
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ok so if i got two of them how could i RAID them together. i have always wanted to RAID, but i never learned how. So if you could please post like a tutorial on how to RAID i would be greatful. thank you.
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It depends on your controller. They are all different. You set it up in the BIOS and install the drivers before you install windows.
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depends on if you have an integrated RAID controller because otherwise you will have to buy one
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how do i check if i have an integrated RAID controller or not?
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