Cooler for Maxtor HDD?
 

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! :D

not needed no as long as your case is well ventilated

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.

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

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!

heh, Maxtors run notoriously hot


too late to advise on a Samsung Spinpoint :(

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!:ws: :ws: :ws: :ws:
(no offence Rutar;) )

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

...and now something completely different!!!
 

Me again.
...and my SATA drive.:chop:
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:banana:

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:p