Is my hdd running in SATA2 mode, or do i have to rewire it for that?

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Asus A8N32-SLI

I have this motherboard, and a hdd wich is SATA2 compartible (at least, so the vendor told me when he sold it)
But, i have it connected to one of the black SATA ports (bottom left of the pic), I heard those are SATA ports, and only the red one (Top-Middle of the pic) is actually SATA2.. i that silicon raid driver (or something like that, at least the controller for that single port) disabled atm, since i didnt use it.
If you have any question.. feel free to ask ofc :o ( and yea,.. maybe this is a stupid question,. but I honestly dont know atm, I could just try ofc,.. but how would i notice a difference? no idea what to look at for example)
 
It should show it in your device manager under your SATA controller, mine shows SATA 3.0, well word for word its called
Serial ATA Generation 2-3G
 
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sata 2 just has a faster burst speed, which really doesnt matter because it only lasts like a nanosecond.
personally id prefer dual raptors in RAID 0
if you've got a sata2 hard drive and the motherboard supports sata2 then it ought to run in sata2 mode though.
 
All the SATA ports on there should be 3Gbps. I wouldn't expect any big difference if it wasn't though.
 
SATA 3 W/Ds have jumpers for 1.5, you put a jumper on the second set of jumpers from the left, bottom photo
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=o my 250Gb disk is a WD... Hmm... I think ill be on the quest for the jumper when i get home =]

(it also has the 4pin molex connector, wich i have connected atm instead of the Sata power connector.. But i wouldnt guess that would make a difference, no? :o )
 
SATA 3 W/Ds have jumpers for 1.5, you put a jumper on the second set of jumpers from the left, bottom photo
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Most SATA3.0 drives have a similar jumper, but I meant that the jumper comes not set to limit the drive.

Which ever power conenctor you use is fine, just don't use both ;)
 
Cromewell said:
Most SATA3.0 drives have a similar jumper, but I meant that the jumper comes not set to limit the drive.

Which ever power conenctor you use is fine, just don't use both ;)
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Seagate does, it even says on their manual to remove the jumper completly to obtain the 3.0 gb/s option.
 
pumaking said:
Seagate does, it even says on their manual to remove the jumper completly to obtain the 3.0 gb/s option.
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From seagate
Jumpers and Cabling
Serial ATA interface disc drives are designed for easy installation. It is not necessary to set any jumpers, terminators, or other settings on this drive for proper operation. The jumper block adjacent to the SATA interface connector is for factory use only.
 
StrangleHold said:
From seagate
Jumpers and Cabling
Serial ATA interface disc drives are designed for easy installation. It is not necessary to set any jumpers, terminators, or other settings on this drive for proper operation. The jumper block adjacent to the SATA interface connector is for factory use only.
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correct but when you receive one they put the jumper on, well atleast from all the seagate SATA drives I've seen.
 
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