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On 12/14/10 12:28, meino.cramer@×××.de wrote: |
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> Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> [10-12-14 18:56]: |
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>> meino.cramer@×××.de wrote: |
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>>> Hi Dale, |
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>>> |
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>>> as I know, the hd hardware can't nearly as fast as the bus speed |
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>>> regardless whether it is 6GB/s or 3GB/s. |
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>>> Quickly doing the same as you on my harddisk gave: |
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>>> |
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>>> /dev/sda: |
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>>> Timing cached reads: 6726 MB in 2.00 seconds = 3364.06 MB/sec |
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>>> Timing buffered disk reads: 318 MB in 3.00 seconds = 105.93 MB/sec |
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>>> |
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>>> The speeds of 6 GB/s or 3GB/s are only reached, when reading data |
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>>> directly from the hd cache. |
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>>> |
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>>> I dont know, what motherboard you use. But the settings you describe |
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>>> seem to be identical to mine. |
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>>> |
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>>> Important is: |
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>>> In the BIOS go to the hd section and look, what the BIOS think the |
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>>> speed of your hd is (3 GB/s or 6GB/s). When found directly set you |
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>>> SATA chip to that speed. It is recommended to do so by the help of |
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>>> text of my BIOS. I have a 3GB/s disk. And yes, IDE is ok. |
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>>> |
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>>> Here you can find explanations about AHCI vs. IDE sata mode. |
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>>> http://www.techarp.com/showfreebog.aspx?lang=0&bogno=316 |
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>>> |
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>>> On my board (ASUS Crosshair IV Formula) it was said, that AHCI is |
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>>> slower than IDE, but (!) is not due to IDE vs. AHCI but to a |
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>>> limitation of the chip. |
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>>> |
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>>> Look at the benchmarks above: There no place to go faster than that. |
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>>> 3/6 GB/s on cach read are standard compliant and ~100 MB/s is the |
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>>> limitation of hardware normal people like you and me can pay for. |
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>>> |
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>>> Plug on the front: |
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>>> This seems to be E-Sata jack AND SHOULD BE CONNECTED INTERNALLY ONLY |
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>>> TO AN E-SATA (not SATA) JACK ON THE MOBO. |
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>>> |
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>>> In unmounted status: Yes it should be hotpluggable as USB. BUT dont |
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>>> connect the E-SATA jack of the case to a normal SATA jack on the |
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>>> board! |
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>>> |
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>>> E-SATA != SATA !!!! |
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>>> |
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>>> HTH |
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>>> mcc |
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>>> |
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>>> |
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>> |
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>> Sounds like I am normal on speed. Still wonder why they call it |
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>> "advanced" tho. Hype maybe? ;-) |
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>> |
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>> I noticed when I did some searching that the eSATA connectors have sort |
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>> of a L shape to them. All the SATA connectors have a L shape to them |
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>> on my mobo. |
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>> |
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>> I think for safety's sake, I think I will shutdown first. The biggest |
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>> reason I was wondering is because it is on the front next to the USB |
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>> plugs too. Just made me wonder. |
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>> |
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>> Dale |
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>> |
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>> :-) :-) |
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>> |
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> |
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> You know AGP (_Advanced_ graphics port), Dale? |
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> You know, why _this_ is "advanced"? |
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> |
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> Look at USB 2.0? |
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> |
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> Names like "Full speed" and "High speed" are only sands in the eyes of |
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> the others. |
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> |
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> Names only names... |
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> |
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> Why they increase SATA to currently 6GB/s to read from...guess... the |
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> RAM of a hd? |
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Solid State drives can max out a 3Gb/s connection because it is not a |
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mechanical drive where the sector is moving under the head of a drive. |
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the Solid state drive just sends the data out instantly to get to the CPU. |
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> |
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> Ok, I begin to become cycnic.... ;) |
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> |
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> Be the boot be with you! |
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> Use the source, Luke! |
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> And: No, I am _NOT_ you father... ;) |
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> |
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> mcc |
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