Hi,
I just got myself a Crucial M2 256GB SSD.
It is currently installed on a rather old MoBo: Asus P5KC, in one of its 4 main SATA 3Gb/s ports, along with 2 other HDDs.
The problem is, in bios, my mobo doesn't allow any other options than:
However, if I connect the SSD to the so called eSata port, which is somewhere else on the mobo, I can then in bios go to "onboard devices" and configure that eSata to IDE or AHCI.
I don't know much about what eSata means, and I've even heard that AHCI can somehow be bad for SSDs. But since most say SSD ports should be set to AHCI mode, I figured I should ask, if it's a good idea to move this primary SSD to the eSata port.
Thanks for any insight!
P5KC specs here, in case you need: http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_775/P5KC/#specifications
PS: I know that I'm not getting the full speed of my SSD due to my lack of Sata 6.0 Gb ports. I'm fine with that, for now.
I just got myself a Crucial M2 256GB SSD.
It is currently installed on a rather old MoBo: Asus P5KC, in one of its 4 main SATA 3Gb/s ports, along with 2 other HDDs.
The problem is, in bios, my mobo doesn't allow any other options than:
for those 4 Sata ports.Sata configuration [Enhanced]
Configure Sata as [IDE]
However, if I connect the SSD to the so called eSata port, which is somewhere else on the mobo, I can then in bios go to "onboard devices" and configure that eSata to IDE or AHCI.
I don't know much about what eSata means, and I've even heard that AHCI can somehow be bad for SSDs. But since most say SSD ports should be set to AHCI mode, I figured I should ask, if it's a good idea to move this primary SSD to the eSata port.
Thanks for any insight!
P5KC specs here, in case you need: http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_775/P5KC/#specifications
PS: I know that I'm not getting the full speed of my SSD due to my lack of Sata 6.0 Gb ports. I'm fine with that, for now.