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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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> >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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> >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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> >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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> >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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> >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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> >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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> >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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> 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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> 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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> 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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> Dale |
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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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Look at USB 2.0? |
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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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Names only names... |
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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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Ok, I begin to become cycnic.... ;) |
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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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mcc |