Hey guys,
im not a pc n00b, but not exactly and expert so i need some help on this issue about my HDD ( i built the PC myself).
I got an MSI KT3-Ultra ARU motherboard (via kt333 with promise Raid/ata133 controller)
I also picked up a Maxtor D740X hard drive (i think they are also know as Maxtor Vipers?) anyway...its a 7200rpm ATA133.... its a 40gb.
I hooked it up to the RAID controller as a single HDD because I was told this is the only way to support the ATA133 that my motherboard offers.
I hooked my DVD and CDRW to the primrary IDE channel. The second IDE channel is free.
Everything is pretty sweet --- EXCEPT for the less than stellar access times and bandwidth.... it just feels sluggish...
in my Device Manager my HDD is recognized as "Promise 1+0 Stripe/RAID0 SCSI Disk Device"... which I *think* means it is recognized as a single SCSI hdd...
-- so my question -- is there anything in Windows options (or in my BIOS) I should change to improve my HDDs overall performance?? --- OR --- just switch the HDD over to the normal IDE controller?? because if this is what ATA133 is, ill take ATA100 anyday!!
--- Sisoft Sandra Pro Edition 2003 ---
++ File System Benchmark ++
My HDD: 18,567 kB/s
standardized results from sandra for comparison....
ATA100, 5.4k RPM, 2MB cache, 30GB (NTFS): 20,000kB/s
ATA100, 7.2k RPM, 2MB cache, 60GB (NTFS): 23,300kB/s
ATA100, 7.2k RPM, 2MB cache, 30GB (FAT32): 24,000kB/s
so my goddamn drive is slower than a 30gb 5.4k rpm on ATA100..... which sucks..
--- system specs ---
amd athlon 1800 XP
msi kt3-ultra-aru (with raid/ata133)
256mb pc2700 ddr ram
maxtor d740x 40gb 7200rpm ata133 hdd
sb audigy platinum
sony 16x dvd
yamaha 20x10x40 cdrw
msi gf4-Ti4600
WinXP Pro.
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+++ I hope I gave enough info 4 u guys to help me out....
if u need more, just ask me.
im not a pc n00b, but not exactly and expert so i need some help on this issue about my HDD ( i built the PC myself).
I got an MSI KT3-Ultra ARU motherboard (via kt333 with promise Raid/ata133 controller)
I also picked up a Maxtor D740X hard drive (i think they are also know as Maxtor Vipers?) anyway...its a 7200rpm ATA133.... its a 40gb.
I hooked it up to the RAID controller as a single HDD because I was told this is the only way to support the ATA133 that my motherboard offers.
I hooked my DVD and CDRW to the primrary IDE channel. The second IDE channel is free.
Everything is pretty sweet --- EXCEPT for the less than stellar access times and bandwidth.... it just feels sluggish...
in my Device Manager my HDD is recognized as "Promise 1+0 Stripe/RAID0 SCSI Disk Device"... which I *think* means it is recognized as a single SCSI hdd...
-- so my question -- is there anything in Windows options (or in my BIOS) I should change to improve my HDDs overall performance?? --- OR --- just switch the HDD over to the normal IDE controller?? because if this is what ATA133 is, ill take ATA100 anyday!!
--- Sisoft Sandra Pro Edition 2003 ---
++ File System Benchmark ++
My HDD: 18,567 kB/s
standardized results from sandra for comparison....
ATA100, 5.4k RPM, 2MB cache, 30GB (NTFS): 20,000kB/s
ATA100, 7.2k RPM, 2MB cache, 60GB (NTFS): 23,300kB/s
ATA100, 7.2k RPM, 2MB cache, 30GB (FAT32): 24,000kB/s
so my goddamn drive is slower than a 30gb 5.4k rpm on ATA100..... which sucks..
--- system specs ---
amd athlon 1800 XP
msi kt3-ultra-aru (with raid/ata133)
256mb pc2700 ddr ram
maxtor d740x 40gb 7200rpm ata133 hdd
sb audigy platinum
sony 16x dvd
yamaha 20x10x40 cdrw
msi gf4-Ti4600
WinXP Pro.
--------------------
+++ I hope I gave enough info 4 u guys to help me out....
if u need more, just ask me.
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