good deal on HDD

Drunken Monkey · Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 2:46 pm Post subject: good deal on HDD

found a really good deal on a seagate SATA HDD

320GB for #125 Very Happy

standard 7,200 rpm as well

3gb a sec transfer rate Cool

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148140

if you need some more HDD, this is probely the one to get Very Happy

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ChrisT · Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:53 pm Post subject: Re: good deal on HDD

Drunken Monkey wrote:

found a really good deal on a seagate SATA HDD

320GB for #125 Very Happy

standard 7,200 rpm as well

3gb a sec transfer rate Cool

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148140

if you need some more HDD, this is probely the one to get Very Happy

Holy shit 3 gb a sec.
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theboomboom · Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:38 pm Post subject: Re: good deal on HDD

Slaughter wrote:

Drunken Monkey wrote:

found a really good deal on a seagate SATA HDD

320GB for #125 Very Happy

standard 7,200 rpm as well

3gb a sec transfer rate Cool

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148140

if you need some more HDD, this is probely the one to get Very Happy

Holy shit 3 gb a sec.

Gotta love the new SATA interface Very Happy

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Wang Chung · Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:48 pm Post subject:

You might want to review the 3Gb/sec standard because it doesn't even come close to that...
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SupaFly · Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 11:31 pm Post subject:

Wang Chung wrote:

You might want to review the 3Gb/sec standard because it doesn't even come close to that...

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theboomboom · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:55 am Post subject:

Tricky....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SATA#SATA_3Gb.2Fs
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Stealth · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:25 pm Post subject:

Wang Chung wrote:

You might want to review the 3Gb/sec standard because it doesn't even come close to that...

Ya said ya checked it out... and that it was a good deal.
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Drunken Monkey · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:16 pm Post subject:

hey, i still stand by it, it is still fast, even if not at a full 3gb a sec, and it is cheep.

i will probely get 2............if i dont get something bigger
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Wang Chung · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:49 pm Post subject:

Stealth wrote:

Wang Chung wrote:

You might want to review the 3Gb/sec standard because it doesn't even come close to that...

Ya said ya checked it out... and that it was a good deal.

I did, and it is .. but it doesn't go 3gb/s. That doesn't mean it's not a good deal...
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Stealth · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 3:14 pm Post subject:

This is actually the first time I've ever hooked up a SATA. Anything different I should be weary of? Like if it needs some type of support in the mobo, but I looked at the XPS 600 components and they offer selling you SATA drives. So I may have it (if I need anything at all).
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ChrisT · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 6:07 pm Post subject:

Stealth wrote:

This is actually the first time I've ever hooked up a SATA. Anything different I should be weary of? Like if it needs some type of support in the mobo, but I looked at the XPS 600 components and they offer selling you SATA drives. So I may have it (if I need anything at all).

your motherboard can be compatible, or you can make it compatible by adding a Pci card (I think)
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SupaFly · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 6:57 pm Post subject:

Slaughter wrote:

Stealth wrote:

This is actually the first time I've ever hooked up a SATA. Anything different I should be weary of? Like if it needs some type of support in the mobo, but I looked at the XPS 600 components and they offer selling you SATA drives. So I may have it (if I need anything at all).

your motherboard can be compatible, or you can make it compatible by adding a Pci card (I think)

yes you can

also, if you are installing windows (fresh install) on the sata drive, youll need a floppy with the sata drivers for your mobo when you install (if youve ever read the windows install, it asks if you need to install 3rd party sata/raid drivers)

also, sata drives require a diff power plug than normal devices
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theboomboom · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 6:59 pm Post subject:

About installing windows on a sata drive, anybody know if you can use a usb floppy drive to do it, or does it have to be a standard floppy?
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SupaFly · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 7:04 pm Post subject:

theboomboom wrote:

About installing windows on a sata drive, anybody know if you can use a usb floppy drive to do it, or does it have to be a standard floppy?

i think the windows install has soem suck ass generic usb drivers, someone correct me if im wrong (basically, if it has the drivers, itll see the drive & it should work)
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Wang Chung · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 8:28 pm Post subject:

Although nowadays USB booting and reading can be handled by BIOS, Windows XP extra driver loader is a picky motherfucker. Basically it's a nazi about what you put in the floppy drive. IIRC, it's a bitch to get it to detect CDs which is why people just slipstream drivers... I'm sure it would pitch a fit if you tried the USB drive. Who knows though Smile

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