is SATAII is stable?

[richardblack]

is SATAII is stable?and what's the differents with SATA and IDE?is it it's the right choise on buying a big gig of hard drive?

 

[CompTIA_Rep]

Sata2 doesnt exsist. Its now called Sata 3.0.
Make sure your computer supports it, and if so, there is no reason to stick with IDE. Sata drives are just as cheap too.

Although, I have seen some Sata drives with the 4 door option... but only in the 205hp ssrx model. So you might want to wait on that.


Lol jp.

 

[7_vii_7]

SATA II is the same as SATA 3.0. and it is stable

 

[mandraque]

just to make sure, its SATA interface-II, right?

 

[RichPLS]

SATA 3.0GB is just one feature of SATAII, and it is not the same thing...

 

[RichPLS]

SATA-II Does Not Mean 3.0Gb/s!
The term SATA-II has become a misnomer for the 3Gb/s transfer rate. The term 'SATA-II' is actually the old name of the organization brought together to define the SATA standards. The organization has recently been renamed the SATA-IO.

It is important to note that the specifications outlined by the SATA-IO include both the 1.5Gb/s and 3Gb/s transfer rates as well as the other features available on the various SATA hard drives and controllers. When you are buying SATA equipment please pay close attention to the specifications of the devices you are considering.

http://www.sata-io.org/namingguidelines.asp

 

[mandraque]

So there is no such thing as SATAII...confused....

 

[RichPLS]

SATA was the only official SATA designation... SATA 3Gb/s rates were predicted to come to pass in the next revision of SATA (allegedly surnamed SATAII) if drive manufacturers decided to implement these features in their products. But in reality, SATA 3Gb/s standard was simply a part of the next official revision of SATA, but not all by far...
So it seems that SATA evovled to SATA 3Gb/s to SATA IO...

 

[mandraque]

oh see thats what i meant...SATAII is the same as SATA just a little different??

 

[CompTIA_Rep]

Oh Hell, they cant make up their mind. They need to start naming Sata like this:

Sata v1 ATA150
Sata v2 ATA150 / ATA 300


That would be simple would it not?

 

[mandraque]

wtf know im lost.....well i know what i need to make sata3.0gb/s work so thats enough....

 

[CompTIA_Rep]

Ya dont worry too much. Good luck.

 

[RichPLS]

Any SATA port should support that drive, irregardless of whether it recognizes it at 150mb/s or 300... a raptor won't transfer more than about 70mb/s sustained anyway...
All SATA hardware is backwards compatable, and makes little difference as to the negotiated transfer rate, since the drive determines the actual speed, and none yet max out the SATA spec yet...

 

[CompTIA_Rep]

I have heard that NCQ drives have issues on some motherboards that dont support it. There is or should be, a jumper setting turning that option off.

 

[RichPLS]

I understood that a drive with NCQ on a SATA not supporting it just simply disabled it...
Also, if you have supported hardware for NCQ, and are using it for a workstation/gaming rig, then NCQ optimizations actually drops performance a bit...