Re: ABit AN8 Ultra SATA question

"none" <""Tez\"@(none)"> wrote in message news:1127996828.85150.1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi
>
> I am planning to buy an ABit AN8 Ultra. I want to build a cheap
> reliable machine which is quick at Photoshop CS2 work.
>
> ABit AN8 Ultra
> 2x 512MB DDR400 CL2.5 Corsair Memory
> Radeon X800GT 256MB graphics card (for a bit of Battlefield 2!)
>
> And this is where I get stuck.

> I have read everyones comments on SATAII not being a standard

It is part of the ongoing SATA standard.
Saying that SATAII is not SATA is like saying that SCSI-3 is not SCSI.

> but the group that is developing SATA improvement.

So where is that secretive place where the clued-in are refused access?

>
> I was thinking of getting a 10000 Raptor for the C: drive OS and a
> Samsung Spinpoint P120 SATAII drive for storing and working with images.
>
> I have tried to read up on it but cant seem to get my head around it.
> The ABit site says the AN8 supports SATA 300Mbps RAID.

> Does this mean it will support the Samsung Spinpoint at full 'SATAII'
> speed with native command queuing etc?

And even if not, that doesn't make a difference. The SpinPoint doesn't need
a SATA300 interface. Contrary to ATA-133 (and ATA-100, -66, etc. before
it), SATA300 is a gimmick. SATA300 becomes necessary when drives will
exceed 100MB/s. Right now, that is high-end SCSI territory.

>
> Does SATA 300Mbps RAID mean I have to set up a raid

> in order to get the full support?

Very unlikely. The RAID part is remote from the physical drive interface.
As to the logical part, even if there is no choice in using the controller as
Standard mode vs RAID mode, there usually is a single drive RAID solution.

>
> Can I run the Raptor as SATA1 and the Spinpoint as SATAII at the same time?

Unless the FM specifically says not, expect it to be usable that way.

>
> Totally confused!
.

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