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Thread ID: 94381	2008-10-27 06:22:00	Mix of IDE and SATA HDD	Tony (4941)	Press F1

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
715090	2008-10-27 06:22:00	Are there any issues around having both IDE and SATA HDDs in the same system?	Tony (4941)
715091	2008-10-27 06:26:00	Not really. As long as you remember whats on the drive, you can assign letter and name. Boot up might be a little slower due to drive checking. Just remember to unplug the drive you want to keep when using Dariks Boot N Nuke :badpc:	bob_doe_nz (92)
715092	2008-10-27 06:31:00	Works fine - Just remember to go into the BIOS and tell it which drive is the boot / OS drive, other wise it may try to boot from the other one(s) and get a boot disk error.	wainuitech (129)
715093	2008-10-27 11:19:00	There should be no problems whatsoever, provided you connect everything properly etc..	Agent_24 (57)
715094	2008-10-27 22:11:00	No issues whatso ever... running Window Server 2K3 Std Ed R2 with 2 x SATA and 8 IDE drives... 4 in a RAID0 config... no problems whatsoever... cheers	chiefnz (545)
715095	2008-10-27 22:17:00	What everyone else said. :D	wratterus (105)
715096	2008-10-28 04:14:00	Are there any issues around having both IDE and SATA HDDs in the same system? There can be, depending on your motherboard. Some have RAID enabled by default and if you do not wish to use RAID and install a sATA hard drive without disabling RAID then you will have problems with the computer crashing/freezing, etc as I recently discovered. :rolleyes:	FoxyMX (5)
715097	2008-11-13 20:12:00	There can be, depending on your motherboard. Some have RAID enabled by default and if you do not wish to use RAID and install a sATA hard drive without disabling RAID then you will have problems with the computer crashing/freezing, etc as I recently discovered. :rolleyes: How can I tell whether I have RAID enabled please ? - as I want to buy a second hard drive preferably today and thinking of getting SATA. Our PC was bought in Feb 2005 but a new ASUS K8V-VM motherboard installed about twenty months ago. Would something like Belarc Advisor or Everest indicate this perhaps ? I have looked at what pops up from Belarc and see nothing about RAID. Misty :help:	Misty (368)
715098	2008-11-13 20:18:00	RAID will be enabled in the BIOS, and I think you need 2 hdd's the same brand / size. To use it And if you've only got 1 hdd now and plan to get another, I would say you'll have to reformat, and start all over again If RAID isnt enabled in the BIOS now, it needs to be enabled first	Speedy Gonzales (78)
715099	2008-11-13 20:55:00	RAID will be enabled in the BIOS, and I think you need 2 hdd's the same brand / size . To use it And if you've only got 1 hdd now and plan to get another, I would say you'll have to reformat, and start all over again If RAID isnt enabled in the BIOS now, it needs to be enabled first Thanks Speedy My original thinking (which I may still well go with) is that the second disc would be the one I would store data on . The old one would continue to host XP Home and programs on one partition and I would instal Vista (which I won in a competition) on the other partition . Having the data only on the new drive would be safer (in general terms) to preserve against loss (though I would ensure good backup procedures) . Wikipedia says "RAID" is now used as an umbrella term for computer data storage schemes that can divide and replicate data among multiple hard disk drives . RAID's various designs all involve two key design goals: increased data reliability and increased input/output performance . Now, whilst I can see speed as a definite plus, I dont think I need all that replication . Would feel more comfortable in having the stuff in clear places . Also all of the hastles about reformatting . In my case it would be best to use the KISS principle . That make sense ? :D: From what you say however I must ensure to check the BIOS and disable because I don't want it . Any flaws in that thinking ? :illogical Misty :)	Misty (368)
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