jago_lfn Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 I just got a seagate 250gb SATA150 drive today and the problem is it's only detected and runs at ata133 speeds. wtf is with that shouldnt it be 150? even it the bios it's detected as LBA 133. Did i just get ripped off?
puntoMX Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 - How do you know it runs on 133 and not on 150?- Did you make a BIOS update?- Model number would be welcome (e.g. 7200.x )- Motherboard brand and typeGive us some more info please
jago_lfn Posted March 22, 2006 Author Posted March 22, 2006 - How do you know it runs on 133 and not on 150?- Did you make a BIOS update?- Model number would be welcome (e.g. 7200.x )- Motherboard brand and typeGive us some more info please Did speed tests with the nvidia speed test thing on the driver pane in device manager and it never gets over 128 burst rate. In HD Tach it's right there with a standard ATA 133 drive. I updated the bios couple days ago to the 20 from abit's site. The drive's model # is ST3250823AS and supports NCQ which i havent noticed any improvment from. My Motherboard brand is Abit and the Type be AN8 Fatal1ty (NON SLI) with the 6.70 nforce drivers installed.
puntoMX Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 128MB/s burst is okay for that drive, did you expect more?; Other brands can’t get much higher neither.What is more important is your average read/write speed, although you can only test the drive with read-speed with the nVidia tool. 60MB/s would be nice for that drive
jago_lfn Posted March 22, 2006 Author Posted March 22, 2006 128MB/s burst is okay for that drive, did you expect more?; Other brands can’t get much higher neither.What is more important is your average read/write speed, although you can only test the drive with read-speed with the nVidia tool. 60MB/s would be nice for that drive Yeah i expected more. I really wasnt worried till i caught a glimpse of the "LBA 133" at post and that freaked me out. I was expecting it to be 150 and the burst rates to be right at that as well. On tests I get 68.7 sustained speed vs my old segate that got maybe 50 go i guess thats good.
puntoMX Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 Yes, 68.7MB/s is good,don’t worry to much about the burst speed, SATA is just an interface, it has nothing to do with faster hard drives or so (not for now and the next year ).Marketing is the problem here and you stunk in it as well , although the NCQ and thin cables are a big plus in my eyes.
jago_lfn Posted March 22, 2006 Author Posted March 22, 2006 Marketing is the problem here and you stunk in it as well , although the NCQ and thin cables are a big plus in my eyes. Indeed. Just like most cig comapnies i guess. Make it look cool till you get sucked in and die. And yeah i'll take those thin sata cables over those bulky ribbons any day. Thanks for the help!
puntoMX Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 Your welcome, MSFN friends will help you always out.
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