Megashrap Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I really wanted to get a Raptor HDD however I ordered this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822145127RI also have never had to use SATA on a HDD what and how does that work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erjin999 Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Scar, that's cool. These days Raptors are not as great as they once were, meaning that in some respects the other slower (rpms) hard drives are catching up (not in every measurement, but some). Looking at how much space you get for your Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megashrap Posted June 30, 2007 Author Share Posted June 30, 2007 Yea this board is SATA ready with 4 SATA ports. So just connect the red cord that came with the Mboard to the new HDD and thats it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryphon Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 If you don't forget the power cord that is indeed it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megashrap Posted June 30, 2007 Author Share Posted June 30, 2007 So is SATA a faster speed for the HDD more or less. or a better type of connection or both? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostHunter Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Better type of connection. Allows more data to be transferred and faster read times. The HDDs spin at the same 7200rpm themselves though, along with having either 8mb or 16mb cache. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megashrap Posted July 3, 2007 Author Share Posted July 3, 2007 I see. I have 4 SATA ports on my mainboard so I would just use one SATA cable and connect to one of them and the HDD and i'm set? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybopache Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 youre right there man take number one and off you go.Next you buy a sata dvd rom and get rid of all the ide cables,which means more air through to your components hehecybogirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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