SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) is one of the most common bus interfaces for connecting mass storage devices to a computer system.
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Hard drive uninitialized when switching enclosure
I have a 3TB SATA drive which I've been using in an external USB enclosure. Today I upgraded the enclosure in order to take advantage of USB 3.0 speeds. However, in this enclosure I am unable to ...
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Mount an external SATA disk on a Virtualbox Guest
I have an external EXT3-formatted hard disk attached via SATA to a Windows machine running a Linux Virtualbox guest.
I'd like to mount the disk in the Linux environment, but can't figure out how to ...
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How can I install XP on a SATA drive without having a floppy drive for the driver?
I have tried using nLite and downloading the "AMD SATA RAID/SATA AHCI Driver (Preinstall driver, press F6 during Windows* setup to read from floppy)" from the motherboard website and it still wont ...
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Why is transfer between two SATA HDDs so slow?
I have plugged in my Macbook Pro's SATA hard drive into my PC, and downloaded MacDrive in order to access it.
I'm trying to copy about 100GB onto my PC's hard drive which is also SATA, the slowest ...
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Windows 8 boots very slowly and can't navigate to second SATA HDD, no problems without drive connected
I have Windows 8 installed on a GTP formatted 120 GB SSD, and it runs the OS fine with just that. Connecting my old MBR formatted 320 GB HDD as well shows in the BIOS, but Windows 8 will not load its ...
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SATA Raid-0 Mixing SATA-II + SATA-III: Change jumper?
I have 2 SATA hard disks
They are 2 TB each.
Both are WDC Greens
Respective models of *EARS *EARX
EARX is SATA-III While the other is not.
While the raid does function as is, would there be any - ...
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SATA HD low sequential read speed
I use an old P4 desktop as my home file server. Since the MB only has IDE, I use a SIL3114 controller to connect 3 SATA HDDs. Running Crystal DiskMark I get very strange results! Two of the drives (C: ...
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BIOS not detecting working SATA hard drive
Some time ago my power supply died. It's a long story from then till now, but the important bit is that I ended up with a new hard drive and a new power supply. I tested to see if my original hard ...
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How many drives could I attach to a SiliconImage SiI3124 based controller using port multipliers?
Would it be possible to attach twenty disks to a SiliconImage SiI3124 based controller (Lycom ST-125NR) using four Lycom ST-126RM port multipliers?
Wikipedia suggests a single 'port' can support up ...
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Sata Hard Drive Spins then stops
I have a western digital caviar SE16, when the drive is plugged in it spins up for about 10 seconds and then stops, does this indicate a problem on the controller I am wondering should I attempt to ...
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How to connect Linux to a HDD that has been “security locked”
In the process of playing around with several hard-drives, and hdparm's --security-set-pass and --security-erase options, I have a pile of HDDs that are in a "locked" state and I cannot unlock them.
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My external HD turned to RAW - How to recover my data?
I have an external HD (WD MyBook Essentials) with all of my backups (1TB)
for some unknown reason, when I try to connect the drive (Tried several interfaces: eSATA/plugged it into my PC/USB)
I get ...
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System won't boot if I connect SATA hard disk
I had an old PC with an Atom processor, two SATA hard disks with 40 GB and 160 GB each.
Recently I upgraded my PC, got a Gigabyte H61M DS2 Motherboard, 2 GB of RAM and Core I3 processor.
But ...
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Using an SSD as a portable external drive?
Is it possible to use an SSD as a portable external drive? Are there tangible benefits to doing so over using a HDD, such as improved read/write times?
I believe I am picking up where this thread ...
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Tips, tricks or products to organize SATA data and power cables in a small ITX case [closed]
I recently purchased a Fractal Design Node 304.
As far as mini ITX cases go, it's fantastic. Probably one of the best mini cases I've ever dealt with. I've built computers now for about 15 years ...
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How can I install a desktop 3.5" SATA drive on a laptop without any adapters and use it as the main(system) drive?
I am pretty sure I'm the first human in the whole universe and multiverses. Here it is...
like an idiot I bought a 3.5" SATA drive for my laptop. I used it to install the OS through USB but I got the ...
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Does it affect performance if I re-use IDE Hard Drives with a SATA convertor?
I'm planning to assemble my PC.. but want to re-use a little from the old one. I just want to know if it will hamper the performance. I have two 250GB IDE hard drives.
Will it drastically affect the ...
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Using an ATA-100 Hard Drive with a Thermaltake BlacX External Hard Drive Dock
Is it possible for a Thermaltake BlacX HDD Dock to connect to and recognize an ATA-100 Hard Drive? I know that the specifications for the BlacX say that it only supports SATA & SATAII, but I was ...
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Use Apricorn's SATA Wire 3.0 with desktop HD
Is it possible to use Apricorn's SATA Wire 3.0 with a normal 3.5" desktop drive?
According to the Apricorn FAQ this is not possible:
Will the SATA Wire work with desktop size drives?
No. ...
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How designate internal SATA drive as “removable”?
I have two spinning internal data disks that I seldom use and would like to leave them turned off and not spinning much of the time.
I want to "safely remove" a normal SATA internal hard drives ...
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How can I remove the option to eject SATA drives from the Windows 7 tray icon?
The Safely Remove Hardware icon in Windows 7 offers the ability to eject my SATA drives, including the boot drive. I don't see myself ever needing this - especially not from the convenience of the ...
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SATA2 disk detected as SATA
I have 2 Hitachi Deskstar HDS728080PLA380 Drives, with SATA2 (3.0Gbs interface), that are only detected as SATA1 (1.5Gbs) by both Intel Rapid Storage Manager and other similar software in Windows 8. ...
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Dell PE 2950 PERC 6/i Controller. How to add 2TB local SATA as a Raw Disk Mapping to ESXi 5.1 VM [migrated]
Dell PE 2950, PERC 6/i Controller. - ESXi 5.1 installed/Boot from USB drive. 2 x 1 TB SAS drives in RAID 1 - Datastore1.1x 2TB SATA drive set as RAID 0.
We wish to host all our VMs from Datastore1 ...
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Software to check if a SATA III drive is connected to SATA III port?
I had an OCZ Vertex 256 GB drive installed in my PC at work, and the motherboard has SATA III ports.
How do I check the drive is connected to a SATA III port and not a SATA II port without opening ...
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Locked SSD: Am I out of luck?
I've managed to get myself into a bind. I have a OCZ Vertex 2 SSD that has a low level lock turned on (seems to be from a failed secure erase with parted magic, though not sure).
I'm hammering at ...
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Why are my SATA HDDs so slow?
I run the HDD benchmark in Everest for my 3 SATA2 HDDs and I got around 100-120MB/s linear read speed. The cache test did give me around 200MB/s but it's still far beyond the promised 300MB/s+.
Does ...
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Testing motherboard SATA controller
I have an eVGA 680i SLI motherboard that has sat around for a while after I stopped using it because it seemed to be "killing" hard drives left and right.
Is there anyway I can test the SATA ...
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Multiple hard drive installation
My motherboard has 4 SATA ports. I have 16 Seagate Barracuda hard drives (3 TB each). If it is possible, how do I install these hard drives in my computer?
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Do seagate 3 TB hard disk need special setup before usage?
Is it mandatory to install special seagate drivers
http://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/beyond-2tb/
if you use a 3 TB SATA disk over external eSATA expressCard Adapter?
I have an old and a new ...
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What is the difference between mSATA and SATA SSDs?
Is there any difference between an mSATA SSD and an SATA SSD (other than the fact that the mSATA doesn't take up a disk slot)?
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How to connect multiple HDDs to a computer?
What is the best and most efficient way to connect 10 - 20 SATA HDDs to a home computer? I mean an ordinary motherboard supporting 2 connections for SATA HDDs.
The purpose of this assembly is to ...
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Why would you need to slow a SATA II hard drive?
I was going over some of my older drives and found a Seagate SATA drive that had a jumper inserted for 1.5Gb/s mode. I pulled the jumper and low an behold, it is a SATA II drive.
Why would this be an ...
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How to disable NCQ?
Is it possible to disable NCQ (Native Command Queuing) in Windows?
Note: NCQ is a feature of AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface), a standard that applies to SATA drives.
The reason one might ...
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How can I add a second hard drive to a previously configured UEFI/ACHI Windows 8 machine?
Recently purchased a new Windows 8 PC.
It came with one hard drive.
I want to a second hard drive to it. This second hard drive is my data hard drive from my previous computer.
However, I have run ...
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Why would a SATA HDD be the only one unrecognized by a SATA dock?
I have 3 Western Digital Caviar Green hard drives. One 1TB, one 1.5tb, and one 2TB. I have a SATA dock (branded Kingwin ez-dock) and a 3.5" external enclosure from Acomdata.
All 3 drives work ...
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SAS 15,000rpm RAID 0 slower than external eSATA single 7200rpm drive. Why?
I've got two internal 135GB SAS drives in a RAID 0 array making a 270GB logical volume talking to my Dell Precission T5500 motherboard via a Dell supplied SAS 6iR controller.
Writing Speed
I SaveAs ...
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AHCI driver installed but XP32 SP3 won't recognize it - only IDE
I want to get my existing XP32 installation to switch from accessing the primary active SATA drive via AHCI instead of IDE. XP32 was originally installed via IDE.
I downloaded the appropriate ...
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Windows installation detectes hard drive, but bios does not
Some days ago my computer started to be unstable. It only started when "he wanted".
Today it stopped to initialize and BIOS can't recognize my sata hard-drives.
When I load Windows 7 installation, I ...
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Are USB drives as reliable as SATA [closed]
I am making a server that will have files on one 250 GB SATA hard drive that will be copied to the other 250 GB SATA hard drive (RAID).
When I install my operating system (lubuntu or slackware) I can ...
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Broken hard drive
I have a tower PC that recently had a boot error stating that the hard drive could not be read. When the computer starts up, you can hear the hard drive spinning up normally, just as it had in the ...
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Is CHKDSK a warning sign of failing drive?
This morning CHKDSK ran on its own during boot. It scanned 1 out of 3 HDDs in my PC. Is it a warning sign that that particular HDD is about die?
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SATA3 6Gb/s HDD vs SSD [closed]
So I know a SATA3 handles a maximum speed of about 750MB. But when comparing this HDD and this SSD, what would be the difference in terms of read/write speed. Won't they both be using the SATA3 busing ...
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What is meant by “Single Driver Per channel”? SATA
In the following context SATA only supports a single driver per channel?
What is a channel?
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Is it worth to get a SATA-3 controller to max my SSD out?
I have an OCZ Agility 3 on a Gygabyte GA-P55-UD5 (it only has native SATA-2 support, not SATA-3).
I have to admit performance is already interesting but should be half of total possibilities.
I've ...
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What is the exact capacity of 1000GB HDD?
1 GiB = 1024 * 1024 * 1024 bytes
1 GB = 1000 * 1000 * 1000 bytes
That is easy!
I don't want to talk about this!
I have laptop which should have (according to seller) 1000 GB. That is 1000 000 000 ...
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How do I disable the “SECURITY FREEZE LOCK” on my SATA hard disk?
I am sending ATA commands to SATA HDD using IOCTL_ATA_PASS_THROUGH in windows. IDENTIFY DEVICE (ECh) ATA commands returns 256 words of data.
Word 128, Bit 3 is set in the returned data, and according ...
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How to fit 12 drives onto a server motherboard
I am thinking of building a cheap home server and found a server chassis which holds 12 SATA drives.
I'm looking at this motherboard, but I am having a hard time understanding how to fit 12 drives ...
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Stress testing all SATA links
I have a few servers. Each has 9 backplanes, and each backplane has 5 hard drives. Once in a while, one of the cables connecting a backplane to the motherboard (actually a pci card on the motherboard) ...
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Damaged disk recovery
I have a damaged hard drive. It works well till disk reads specific sector, the disk shut down and the only way to make it work again is to plug it on again.
On the Error scan screenshot from HD Tune ...
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Hang during reboot
I've recently installed a second HDD bay in my laptop, but now, every time I issue a reboot, the computer hangs for about 1m30s (completely freezes on a black screen, with the fans at the maximum ...
