Re: SATA II question

Dale Brisket <[nospam]jhansman@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote

> If I simply replace my current aging PATA drive (WD 1200JB) with a
> SATA 2 drive ( Hitachi T7K250, and yes, my mobo does support it),
> will I see much of a performance boost,

Yes, the Hitachi does perform a bit better. The difference wont
blow your sox off tho, so no need to superglue them on or anything.

> or do these drives show their stuff better in a RAID configuration?

Nope.

> I'm in the midst of an upgrade and the disk subsystem
> is the only area I'm unsure about bumping.


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