Sata Ii

makmillion · 08-10-2007, 04:29 AM

How does SATA II work? One drive per SATA II plug on the mobo?

**The_Other_One** · 08-10-2007, 04:48 AM

Yup. One interface cable per drive, no jumpers for master/slave settings.

makmillion · 08-10-2007, 04:56 AM

Thanks for answering my stupid question, I'm one answer closer to figuring this out

I have 2 SATA II (2) slots on my board, and 1 PATA slot.. how many drives can I use per PATA slot? 2, right?

**The_Other_One** · 08-10-2007, 05:09 AM

Correct, just two.

makmillion · 08-10-2007, 05:21 AM

Ack.. they give me 6 HDD bays, 2x 3.5 bays and 2x 5.25 bays and 4 available ports.

**The_Other_One** · 08-10-2007, 05:49 AM

Haha, well you can get expansion cards and all with IDE ports on them... Or some computers had tons of expansions. I mean my computer has 8 SATA and 2 PATA connections

Of course I'm only using one DVD-RW and one hard drive

makmillion · 08-10-2007, 06:03 AM

My mobo only has 2 SATAII and 1 IDE/ATA =(

There's this other slot, looks sort of like the IDE/ATA port.. but it's shorter, do you happen to know what that is, and what it's for?

EDIT: It's called an FDD connector.. what can I do with it?

**The_Other_One** · 08-10-2007, 06:32 AM

Floppy Disk Drive ;P

cheburns · 08-10-2007, 02:08 PM

yea normally try to get a mobo and case that max out almost together... i have 6 SATA II ports and 6 3.5" bays (1 external, currently 2 in use) and one pata connection with my dvd burner off it (case has 4 5.25" bays)... want to get that running on sata tho, but so basically if I maxed out my mobo it would equally fill up the case, that was my logic.

makmillion · 08-10-2007, 04:08 PM

My computer is an Acer, a pre-built.. but I've replaced the RAM, CPU, added case fans and a few other things. I got it cheap, so I'm not complaining

08-10-2007, 04:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
makmillion Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: ~/.mak/ Posts: 773	Sata Ii How does SATA II work? One drive per SATA II plug on the mobo?

08-10-2007, 04:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,364	Yup. One interface cable per drive, no jumpers for master/slave settings. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

08-10-2007, 05:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,364	Correct, just two. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

08-10-2007, 05:49 AM	#6 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,364	Haha, well you can get expansion cards and all with IDE ports on them... Or some computers had tons of expansions. I mean my computer has 8 SATA and 2 PATA connections Of course I'm only using one DVD-RW and one hard drive __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

08-10-2007, 06:03 AM	#7 (permalink)
makmillion Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: ~/.mak/ Posts: 773	My mobo only has 2 SATAII and 1 IDE/ATA =( There's this other slot, looks sort of like the IDE/ATA port.. but it's shorter, do you happen to know what that is, and what it's for? EDIT: It's called an FDD connector.. what can I do with it? Last edited by makmillion; 08-10-2007 at 06:06 AM.

08-10-2007, 04:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
makmillion Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: ~/.mak/ Posts: 773	Thanks for answering my stupid question, I'm one answer closer to figuring this out I have 2 SATA II (2) slots on my board, and 1 PATA slot.. how many drives can I use per PATA slot? 2, right?

08-10-2007, 05:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
makmillion Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: ~/.mak/ Posts: 773	Ack.. they give me 6 HDD bays, 2x 3.5 bays and 2x 5.25 bays and 4 available ports.

08-10-2007, 06:32 AM	#8 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,364	Floppy Disk Drive ;P __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

08-10-2007, 02:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
cheburns Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 555	yea normally try to get a mobo and case that max out almost together... i have 6 SATA II ports and 6 3.5" bays (1 external, currently 2 in use) and one pata connection with my dvd burner off it (case has 4 5.25" bays)... want to get that running on sata tho, but so basically if I maxed out my mobo it would equally fill up the case, that was my logic. __________________ Ultra X-Blaster ATX Mid-Tower Case with 2 x 120mm Thermaltake Fans ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe Motherboard AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 2.8GHz Processor with Zalman 9500 and AS5 CORSAIR ATX12V 520W Power Supply Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin PC2 6400 Memory BFG Tech GeForce 7950GT 256MB Video Card Western Digital SATA SE16 Hard Drive - 2 x 400GB, 1 x 640GB Memorex 16x DVD+/-RW IDE Drive Samsung 20" 2ms Widescreen 206BW Windows XP Pro x64

08-10-2007, 04:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
makmillion Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: ~/.mak/ Posts: 773	My computer is an Acer, a pre-built.. but I've replaced the RAM, CPU, added case fans and a few other things. I got it cheap, so I'm not complaining

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