Probably a noob question: SATA and ide drivers.

The Mirror · 31st January 2003, 3:32 PM

Well, I have been using this brand spanking new A78nx for a few days now. Worst waste of money ever, so far, because i'm using win2k and therefor do not have a nvidia IDE driver for my system. Programs pretty much load slower than on my old duron.

But anyway, my question is this: if I were to use a SATA drive on the SATA controller built into this board, would the same IDE driver be used on that device aswell, or a driver specific to the SATA controller manufacturer? I ask this because if I were to get a SATA drive and have it run just as slow as this current barra 4, that too would be a bloody waste of money

My only other option I see having is going scsi, but that could cost me upwards of a grand, and there's more things in life to spend my hard earned on

Myne_h · 31st January 2003, 4:39 PM

http://www.asus.com.tw/support/downl...odelName=A7N8X

Currently 2nd on the list is the 2k driver

Myne_h · 31st January 2003, 5:29 PM

Try the NT one. Alternately try XP. Make sure you turn off the gui and effects.

Hibba · 31st January 2003, 5:57 PM

the SATA would use its own set of drivers, not nvidia ide ones

Myne_h · 31st January 2003, 7:55 PM

" Serial ATA Technology (Deluxe Model)

Serial ATA is the next generation ATA specification that provides scalable performance for today and tomorrow. With up to 150MB/s data transfer rate, Serial ATA is faster than current Parallel ATA, while providing 100% software compatibility."

from : http://www.asus.com.tw/products/mb/s...x/overview.htm

31st January 2003, 3:32 PM	#1
The Mirror Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wellington, NZ Posts: 129	Probably a noob question: SATA and ide drivers. Well, I have been using this brand spanking new A78nx for a few days now. Worst waste of money ever, so far, because i'm using win2k and therefor do not have a nvidia IDE driver for my system. Programs pretty much load slower than on my old duron. But anyway, my question is this: if I were to use a SATA drive on the SATA controller built into this board, would the same IDE driver be used on that device aswell, or a driver specific to the SATA controller manufacturer? I ask this because if I were to get a SATA drive and have it run just as slow as this current barra 4, that too would be a bloody waste of money My only other option I see having is going scsi, but that could cost me upwards of a grand, and there's more things in life to spend my hard earned on

31st January 2003, 5:57 PM	#4
Hibba Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: llandilo.syd.nsw.au Posts: 1,797	the SATA would use its own set of drivers, not nvidia ide ones __________________ PC: Core I5-750 2.67Ghz @ 3.78Ghz \| Corsair H100i \|Asus Maximus III Extreme \| 16Gb G.Skill RipJaw's \| Gigabyte GTX590 3Gb \| Xonar Essence STX \|2x 160Gb VRaptors in Raid-0 \| 2x 1Tb WD \| Fractal Design Define R4 \| Antec TruePower Quattro 1200w \| Asus VH242H 24" LCD \| 2x Acer X243HQ 24" LCD

31st January 2003, 4:39 PM	#2
Myne_h Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5,551	http://www.asus.com.tw/support/downl...odelName=A7N8X Currently 2nd on the list is the 2k driver

31st January 2003, 5:29 PM	#3
Myne_h Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5,551	Try the NT one. Alternately try XP. Make sure you turn off the gui and effects.

31st January 2003, 7:55 PM	#5
Myne_h Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5,551	" Serial ATA Technology (Deluxe Model) Serial ATA is the next generation ATA specification that provides scalable performance for today and tomorrow. With up to 150MB/s data transfer rate, Serial ATA is faster than current Parallel ATA, while providing 100% software compatibility." from : http://www.asus.com.tw/products/mb/s...x/overview.htm