Hello Everyone,
I am new to this group. I am building a desktop system and already purchased a Mother Board and my Hard drives. I have a total of 3 hard drives (2) 36.7 gig @10,000 rpm and (1) 120 gig @ 7200rpm both SATA drives. The Mother Board says the following:
Onboard SATA/RAID: 2xSATA by VT8237, RAID 0/1/JBOD; 2x SATA & 1x ATA 133 by Promise 20378, RAID 0/1/0+1/Multiple RAID
Not really sure what the heck all that means. I would like to take the (2) 36.7 gig drives and connect them in Stripe RAID 0 configuration so the data would be shared between the 2 drives to make data flow faster. and the (1) 120 gig drive be there for just storage and backups.
Another idea I had was to run the (2) 36 gig drives in Stripe RAID 1 to have a realtime backup and just store graphics and pictures on the 120 gig.
My question is this, With the Mother board I ordered, will I be able to connect 3 SATA hard drives to it? I read it as 4 SATA drives can connect but others tell me only 2.
Thanks,
Steve
Mother Board:
ASUS "A8V Deluxe Wi-Fi" K8T800 Pro Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket 939 CPU -RETAIL
Specifications:
Supported CPU: AMD Athlon64 and Athlon64 FX Series Processors
Chipset: VIA K8T800Pro + VT8237
RAM: 4x DIMM for Dual-Channel DDR400/333/266 Max 4GB
IDE: 3x ATA 133 up to 6 Devices
Slots: 1x AGP 8X, 5x PCI
Ports: 2xPS2,1xCOM,1xLPT,SPDIF Out,1xLAN,8xUSB2.0(Rear 4),2xIEEE1394(Rear 1),Audio Ports
Onboard Audio: Realtek ALC850 8-Channel Codec
Onboard LAN: Marvell 88E8001 GbE
Onboard SATA/RAID: 2xSATA by VT8237, RAID 0/1/JBOD; 2x SATA & 1x ATA 133 by Promise 20378, RAID 0/1/0+1/Multiple RAID
Onboard 1394: VIA VT6307
Features: ASUS WiFi-g PCI card
Form Factor: ATX more info->
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Hard Drives:
Qty (1) Western Digital 120GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model WD1200JD, OEM Drive Only
Specifications:
Capacity: 120GB
Average Seek Time: 8.9 ms
Buffer: 8MB
Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM
Interface: Serial ATA
Features: Not specified
Manufacturer Warranty: 3 years
Packaging: OEM Drive Only more info->
Qty (2) Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB 10,000RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model WD360GD, OEM Drive Only
Specifications:
Capacity: 36.7GB
Average Seek Time: 5.2 ms
Buffer: 8MB
Rotational Speed: 10000 RPM
Interface: Serial ATA
Features: Not specified
Manufacturer Warranty: 5 years
Packaging: OEM Drive Only more info->
I am new to this group. I am building a desktop system and already purchased a Mother Board and my Hard drives. I have a total of 3 hard drives (2) 36.7 gig @10,000 rpm and (1) 120 gig @ 7200rpm both SATA drives. The Mother Board says the following:
Onboard SATA/RAID: 2xSATA by VT8237, RAID 0/1/JBOD; 2x SATA & 1x ATA 133 by Promise 20378, RAID 0/1/0+1/Multiple RAID
Not really sure what the heck all that means. I would like to take the (2) 36.7 gig drives and connect them in Stripe RAID 0 configuration so the data would be shared between the 2 drives to make data flow faster. and the (1) 120 gig drive be there for just storage and backups.
Another idea I had was to run the (2) 36 gig drives in Stripe RAID 1 to have a realtime backup and just store graphics and pictures on the 120 gig.
My question is this, With the Mother board I ordered, will I be able to connect 3 SATA hard drives to it? I read it as 4 SATA drives can connect but others tell me only 2.
Thanks,
Steve
Mother Board:
ASUS "A8V Deluxe Wi-Fi" K8T800 Pro Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket 939 CPU -RETAIL
Specifications:
Supported CPU: AMD Athlon64 and Athlon64 FX Series Processors
Chipset: VIA K8T800Pro + VT8237
RAM: 4x DIMM for Dual-Channel DDR400/333/266 Max 4GB
IDE: 3x ATA 133 up to 6 Devices
Slots: 1x AGP 8X, 5x PCI
Ports: 2xPS2,1xCOM,1xLPT,SPDIF Out,1xLAN,8xUSB2.0(Rear 4),2xIEEE1394(Rear 1),Audio Ports
Onboard Audio: Realtek ALC850 8-Channel Codec
Onboard LAN: Marvell 88E8001 GbE
Onboard SATA/RAID: 2xSATA by VT8237, RAID 0/1/JBOD; 2x SATA & 1x ATA 133 by Promise 20378, RAID 0/1/0+1/Multiple RAID
Onboard 1394: VIA VT6307
Features: ASUS WiFi-g PCI card
Form Factor: ATX more info->
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Hard Drives:
Qty (1) Western Digital 120GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model WD1200JD, OEM Drive Only
Specifications:
Capacity: 120GB
Average Seek Time: 8.9 ms
Buffer: 8MB
Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM
Interface: Serial ATA
Features: Not specified
Manufacturer Warranty: 3 years
Packaging: OEM Drive Only more info->
Qty (2) Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB 10,000RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model WD360GD, OEM Drive Only
Specifications:
Capacity: 36.7GB
Average Seek Time: 5.2 ms
Buffer: 8MB
Rotational Speed: 10000 RPM
Interface: Serial ATA
Features: Not specified
Manufacturer Warranty: 5 years
Packaging: OEM Drive Only more info->