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Re: Seagate 200 GB SATA posted (Reply to this comment)
by cheech11
did you use any controller to hook-up your HD or you already have a SATA connection built in to your mother board. co'z right now im using a controller its a silicon image and my HD is Western digital SATA. I'm planning on going back to IDE and get a 200gb seagate hd. because i dont think that im getting the SATA performance on my WD or maybe because of my set-up. or my hd if this is the case i might change my hd and get the seagate sata II instead. but let me know about your set-up. tnx..
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Dec 12 '04
6:02 pm PST
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Seagate 200 GB SATA posted (Reply to this comment)
by eyeshot
Paul-
I posted up my review of the Seagate 200GB SATA drive I just got. Installed and recognized no problem. Here's the review:
http://www.epinions.com/content_160243093124
Best,
Drew
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Nov 02 '04
8:33 am PST
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Re: Re: What do you mean "Not Native SATA?" (Reply to this comment)
by paulphoto,  in Computer Hardware
Thanks for the clarification. You are right, I believe both Maxtor and WD are bridged Serial ATA, unlike Seagate which is native. That's probably the reason why Seagate has only the 15-pin power connector instead of the standard 4-pin power cable (offered by Maxtor or WD). I think the advantage of Seagate's native S-ATA is that it does not suffer from reduced performance by the overhead parallel-to-serial ATA present on Maxtor or WD, which is an added advantage.
I'm currently using Seagate S-ATA 120GB and am very impressed with the performance. That's why I also keep my eyes for the 200GB. Hope to read your review of it...
Paul
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Oct 28 '04
4:10 pm PDT
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Re: What do you mean "Not Native SATA?" (Reply to this comment)
by eyeshot
By non-native I mean that the WD drive is not entirely built around the Serial ATA standards with native components. The WD drive is an IDE drive with Serial ATA bridge chip. Only the Seagate Barracuda is built at this time from the ground up to be Serial ATA from what I understand. Which means the Seagate Barracuda is the only one that can take advantage of the Native Command Queuing.
(I don't know alot about the Native Command Queuing but for what I've read it's a benefit of allowing the drive to actually arrange multiple requests for data to maximize throughput. It does this without utilizing any CPU or motherboard chip assistance.)
But to answer your question on BIOS, I am setup for SATA and everything is kosher on that end. I am currently running another 200GB SATA without incident. Bottom line for me, is the WD SATA drive was a bear to deal with from the get go and the instructions were of little or no help. SATA, in theory, should be an easier install (no jumper settings, etc.) but this WD drive never came through.
I'll be posting my opinion on the 200GB Seagate once it comes in the mail (ugh, it drives me crazy waiting for my gadgets to arrive!)
I hope I clarified your questions and let me know if you there's anything additional I should clear up!
Thanks, Drew
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Oct 28 '04
8:33 am PDT
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What do you mean "Not Native SATA?" (Reply to this comment)
by paulphoto, in Computer Hardware
Most motherboards' BIOS has S-ATA connection disabled by default (only IDE is enabled), and we may need to enable it in the BIOS setup for the system to recognize the S-ATA device. Since you didn't mention this in your review (You only said "Check, re-check, re-connect all the connections."), I figured maybe you have overlooked that option...that's why WD250GB didn't show on your system under WinXP (installed on IDE device?). If you tell us more about the debugging, why this unit didn't work, it would help consumers greatly, especially with your experience installing numerous HDDs already.
I'm looking to get the Seagate 200GB, too. I hear it's a great drive. If Seagate 200GB won't show up on your system, you may need to check your BIOS system. Hope this helps...
Paul
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Oct 27 '04
2:24 am PDT
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