Did you remove the jumper from the Maxtor 1T drive?
Depending on the drive model, it may have had by default a jumper limiting the transfer rate to 150MB/sec to be compatable with SATA I controllers as opposed to 300MB/sec for SATA II.
BlueHeaven, thanks for your post. I thought most drives are sent without jumpers limiting transfer rates....well, I tore into this system today, removed the HD's, and sure enough, it was exactly as you showed me in that post...
I almost forgot to look, but when I was attempting to install this HD in the new Sniper case, I saw that jumper exactly as you described and posted in the pic...
Oh, I made a mistake. This is not a Seagate, it is a Maxtor 1TB. There are four pins, and the last 2 on the right are jumpered.
I am not sure how to remove this jumper...it is different than other jumpers I have run across. This jumper actually appears broken off or only half height [I cannot remove it with my fingers as all other jumpers I have worked with]. It is kind of strange. I think I will try using a pic to get underneath it and remove it.
Anyone else have any ideas on how to remove this jumper, and why would they make a jumper that is such a pain in the rear end?
Soar
Just putting it out there. I thought I remembered having to do this with my Seagate drives.