aqdrk Posted August 12, 2005 Posted August 12, 2005 Well, here is my case - I currently have a 120GB Maxtor (7200/8mb) @ Ultra ATA133 on my older Intel rig and I plan to buy 2x80GB SATA-II Hitachi for my new AMD rig (see signature). I really don't need much space, I usually burn most of the stuff on DVDs anyway. But I plan to run the Hitachis in RAID0 and since there is some data I don't want to burn, nor lose in case the RAID array fails at a given future moment, is it OK to use the PATA Maxtor as an extra storage disk on one of the IDE channels (the other one for optical devices). I mean, is there a possibility that the PATA drive will eventually slow down the entire system, since it will only be used as a passive storage solution, not an active disk for the OS, for installing apps, working with media and so on...? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Byron Posted August 12, 2005 Posted August 12, 2005 I sure hope not cuz I have mine set up similar .. seems kinda slot and maybe this is why? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snook Posted August 12, 2005 Posted August 12, 2005 I doubt it, the performance on the Maxtor will be slower than the Hitachis (obviously), but I can't see how it can slow the entire system down. Snook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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