VectorOmega Posted April 24, 2006 Posted April 24, 2006 Hey all anyone know any good bencharking software for HDD's? When I start the comp my new WD320GB SataII drive registers as PATA 133 and I cant get it to show up anywhere that it is a SataII capable hard drive. Yes I have the Lanparty Ultra-D and yes the drive is plugged into where its supposed to be... Any thoughts? Is there something I'm missing? Thanks all, Vec Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGone Posted April 24, 2006 Posted April 24, 2006 From now until it gets good and freezing down there; it will always show ATA133 at boot since that is how Nvidia set it up. RGone... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorOmega Posted April 24, 2006 Posted April 24, 2006 From now until it gets good and freezing down there; it will always show ATA133 at boot since that is how Nvidia set it up. RGone... Ah thanks for the clearification bud. So as long as I'm sure the drive is what it is and I have it plugged it right, its safe to assume its running at 3.0gbs speeds? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XIII Posted April 24, 2006 Posted April 24, 2006 Ah thanks for the clearification bud. So as long as I'm sure the drive is what it is and I have it plugged it right, its safe to assume its running at 3.0gbs speeds? What is it showing up as in Windows? If you have the Nvidia IDE installed it shows up as "Serial Generation 2-3G" (see pic.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xorp Posted April 24, 2006 Posted April 24, 2006 Ah thanks for the clearification bud. So as long as I'm sure the drive is what it is and I have it plugged it right, its safe to assume its running at 3.0gbs speeds? Remember that's the theoretical maximum, not the actual sustained transfer rate. Real life speeds usually hover around 50-60 megabytes per sec. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
malvare1 Posted April 24, 2006 Posted April 24, 2006 Remember that's the theoretical maximum, not the actual sustained transfer rate. Real life speeds usually hover around 50-60 megabytes per sec. I wonder about this.. is there an advantage to get the new gen sata drives ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xorp Posted April 24, 2006 Posted April 24, 2006 Well burst speeds can hit 100 megabyte per sec with normal drives and I think with Raptors they can hit 150-200 MBPS also in bursts. So it's nice to know the bandwidth is there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
supershanks Posted April 24, 2006 Posted April 24, 2006 is there an advantage to get the new gen sata drives ? Well they cost no more than getting Sata 150, so you get a marginal speed increase 4 free, what's so bad?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
overcast Posted April 24, 2006 Posted April 24, 2006 Well they cost no more than getting Sata 150, so you get a marginal speed increase 4 free, what's so bad?? Point is they are not worth getting all huffy about if you current have SATA150 drives. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
supershanks Posted April 24, 2006 Posted April 24, 2006 My comment only applies if your in the market 4 a new drive otherwise the upgrade ain't neceassary. or worthwhile Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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