stillstupid

Today,i´ll pick my new HDD,first of SATA generation.Untill now i was using only UDMA models.HDD is Maxtor 250gb,16MB cache,SATA150.Do i have to install some fan cooler for HDD? Thanks!

jmke

not needed no as long as your case is well ventilated

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stillstupid

Hmmm...2x80mm(rear&top),1x120mm left side fan.No front fan,because LCD is placed there(codegen 6044-AL,pretty big case coming with poor PSU,but i¨ll solve that-useful tip fom Lazyman).
Now,i¨m having another problem(i`m sure trivial for you,JMke).I can¨t manage my SATA drive¨:system recognized HDD(in control panel-system-hardware-device manager-"device is working properly";driver is also O.K.).But, in "my computer" i can "see" only one of old PATA HDD;i leaved him for data transfer to new HDD.I restarted comp.-"status quo".Do i have to set SATA drive something like "slave",or even disconnect PATA drive and install winXP,or...it´s just another broken HDD,wich is not hard to achieve here in Croatia.Thank you,my (if i may say,not to offend you) new online friends.

stillstupid

...and model is DIAMONDMAX 10 6L200S0 200GB,16MB cache SATA150(250 GB was currently unaviable).

jmke

right click my computer -> select manage -> to go "disk management"

then right click on the new SATA drive and create a new partition and format it!

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Rutar

heh, Maxtors run notoriously hot


too late to advise on a Samsung Spinpoint

stillstupid

I was running only Maxtor HDD´s for last five years.I N E V E R had even minor problem for all this time...and i´m FAR AWAY from some advanced PC user.
It´s not hard to understand why i prefere Maxtor. ; )
...and,if JMke said that i don¨t need extra coolers,THAT¨S THE LAW FOR ME!
(no offence Rutar )

stillstupid

Ah,yes i¨m gratefull JMke,as allways
Your tip solved my problem.

stillstupid

Me again.
...and my SATA drive.
I tried to make totally new instalation of WinXP and whole system(leaving only SATA drive,without previous PATA¨s).But at the point of first restart(after i made partitions on new disc),installation stops with message"system instalation error" or something like that .:grum:
Do i have to install RAID driver or what?
Is RAID necessary for SATA proper function?
...and F6 is not respondindg durring instalation!
Detailed process description needed,like JMKE allways do.Thank you,people

jmke

what motherboard? did your motherboard come with a floppy disk with SATA (raid) drivers?

if yes, you'll have to add the driver during WinXP setup by pressing F6 ... it F6 "does nothing" check your keyboard


let me know where I can send the invoice to for all the online support

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