Confused on hard drive installation

Larrythelagger · 02-28-2007, 02:24 PM

Hello all. I just ordered my two hard drives- West Dig SE16 250 GB Sata, and a West Dig Raptor 75 GB 10000 RPM. I'm a little confused on the best way to install them (RAID?) on an EVGA 680 MB. Could someone explain if I use 1 cable or two? My system will have a few games on it I don't really need lots of storage. Anyone who has worked with this MB before and has any tips I would appreciate hearing them. Thx.

ghost · 02-28-2007, 04:37 PM

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West Dig SE16 250 GB Sata, and a West Dig Raptor 75 GB 10000 RPM

In order to do RAID you need at least 2 HDD`s the same capacity and speed unlike the two that you mentioned.

I suggest you read this...
RAID 101

Larrythelagger · 02-28-2007, 07:44 PM

Thx ghost. So just to make sure I'm understanding this, I'm installing these two drives in a master/slave fashion and no Raid, correct? With the Raptor being master and the other being slave? Sorry for the noobish question's but this is my first build and the only way I learn is hands-on.

kof2000 · 02-28-2007, 07:51 PM

there is no master or slave for sata disks. just set it in the bios to which disk to boot first.

Larrythelagger · 02-28-2007, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by kof2000

there is no master or slave for sata disks. just set it in the bios to which disk to boot first.

Thx Kof. So I would want the Raptor to be the first disk to boot right? And the drive's are connected with SATA cable's right to the MB?

kof2000 · 02-28-2007, 08:56 PM

yup

02-28-2007, 02:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
Larrythelagger New Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New York Posts: 17	Confused on hard drive installation Hello all. I just ordered my two hard drives- West Dig SE16 250 GB Sata, and a West Dig Raptor 75 GB 10000 RPM. I'm a little confused on the best way to install them (RAID?) on an EVGA 680 MB. Could someone explain if I use 1 cable or two? My system will have a few games on it I don't really need lots of storage. Anyone who has worked with this MB before and has any tips I would appreciate hearing them. Thx.

02-28-2007, 07:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
kof2000 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oahu Age: 27 Posts: 6,273	there is no master or slave for sata disks. just set it in the bios to which disk to boot first. __________________ QX9650@4.2 swiftech \|9600@3.0 9700 nt 780i \| 790fx 8gb ddr1200 \| 8gb ddr1200 2x150gb 3x1tb \|2x250gb 3x8800gtx \|3x2900xt 1gb 2x20xdvdrw \|2x20xdvdrw 15in1 card reader \|15in1 card reader ng15/g9 \|ng15/g9 1200w psu \|1200w psu 2x28" LCD \|2x28" LCD Last edited by kof2000; 02-28-2007 at 07:58 PM.

02-28-2007, 08:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
kof2000 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oahu Age: 27 Posts: 6,273	yup __________________ QX9650@4.2 swiftech \|9600@3.0 9700 nt 780i \| 790fx 8gb ddr1200 \| 8gb ddr1200 2x150gb 3x1tb \|2x250gb 3x8800gtx \|3x2900xt 1gb 2x20xdvdrw \|2x20xdvdrw 15in1 card reader \|15in1 card reader ng15/g9 \|ng15/g9 1200w psu \|1200w psu 2x28" LCD \|2x28" LCD

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02-28-2007, 07:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
Larrythelagger New Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New York Posts: 17	Thx ghost. So just to make sure I'm understanding this, I'm installing these two drives in a master/slave fashion and no Raid, correct? With the Raptor being master and the other being slave? Sorry for the noobish question's but this is my first build and the only way I learn is hands-on.