1 Tera...Without Raid

CasseModder · 01-September-03, 08:24 PM

What i need to know is it possible to hookup 4 western digital 250 gig hard drive's without going into a raid format or a scsi?
I know the wb's are serial ata but hense i don't want raid.

Red02 · 01-September-03, 08:35 PM

sure you just wouldnt have any optical drives

Monsignor Funkibut · 01-September-03, 08:43 PM

Basic SATA interface cards [no RAID] seem to come two-channel, meaning two drives.

Wonder if you could put two of them in a single-system?

-MF

BigAkita · 01-September-03, 09:25 PM

A $20 IDE card would allow you to do that.

M.D.K. · 01-September-03, 09:42 PM

yeah BA's exactly right. just buy a PCI IDE controller card. I have one in my sytem, it has 2 channels for 4 drives, so with the mobo i can have 8. as of now i just have each drive on its own channel.

OH SATA.... well you can still get an SATA controller that does the same thing.

ps: you're a whore for having that much drive.

canadian_divx · 01-September-03, 10:10 PM

if u want one TB then u can do it 2 ways, get a mobo with ide raid and just dont have raid on it and use it as normal ide channels or get the asus P4c800 with dual sata which has 2 ide and 4 sata ports and it is a fast as hell board too. or u can get the sata card personaly i just use the raid boards and a ide card

CasseModder · 02-September-03, 06:26 PM

The both of you make a good statement's. I will go 2 wb's ide & 2 wb's sata. I will post new upgrade once prescott come's out

Any of you know when the plextor dvd+rw 8x is coming out at. A link will help me even more

Thank's

Maverick · 02-September-03, 06:51 PM

The 8x drives I heard will be out in a month or 2.

SirDavisCarrots · 02-September-03, 07:03 PM

what does one man do with 1terebyte?

TykSak · 03-September-03, 04:51 PM

Quote:


	Originally posted by SirDavisCarrots what does one man do with 1terebyte?

Try not to fill it up coz then you have to get more HDs

pssst!

BTW 4x250Gb HDs will not give you one real Tb

BZA · 04-September-03, 09:02 AM

CaseModder, you go to Florida State?

I went there and graduated in 2001. I still live in Tallahassee also. lol

More info on that FSU avatar please.

Tom10167 · 04-September-03, 02:42 PM

You'd probably need another 100gig hdd to get a "true" tera on your computer, like how my 80gig only reads 74.5. =\ Just wondering, why you want to do this? Also, why not RAID?

Vada Fae · 04-September-03, 04:00 PM

I wonder how long it would take to defrag 4 250 gig drives if they are full? HMMMMMMM.

SirDavisCarrots · 04-September-03, 04:52 PM

lol it takes my 19.7gig drive 4-6 hours when it's half full thats way to long =p when i had Moron Edition it took me like 2 hours half full [when i had ME that is what the manufacturer put in there jerks!]

CasseModder · 04-September-03, 07:05 PM

It was either the florida state or florida gator logo. I choose this one since i am a huge fan of both those team's. The 4 hd's i want for video encoding & trading (appz,moviez,mp3's)

I am still thinking of only going with two since going four require's alot of $$$. Three year's is due time for my big upgrade since most of you fry my current cpu

Vada Fae · 04-September-03, 07:11 PM

Yeah, I had a friend of mine build me a comp years ago and asked him about why he didnt partition the HD. He told me with fat32 (win 98 days) you don't need to partion. That was until I went to defrag. Now I hardley ever use any partion over 15 gigs unless it is mostly storage.

01-September-03, 08:24 PM		#1 (permalink)
CasseModder Lokie's lil kneeling Hoe	1 Tera...Without Raid What i need to know is it possible to hookup 4 western digital 250 gig hard drive's without going into a raid format or a scsi? I know the wb's are serial ata but hense i don't want raid.

02-September-03, 06:26 PM		#7 (permalink)
CasseModder Lokie's lil kneeling Hoe	The both of you make a good statement's. I will go 2 wb's ide & 2 wb's sata. I will post new upgrade once prescott come's out Any of you know when the plextor dvd+rw 8x is coming out at. A link will help me even more Thank's Last edited by CasseModder; 02-September-03 at 06:34 PM..

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01-September-03, 08:35 PM		#2 (permalink)
Red02 Freck-hoe-d	sure you just wouldnt have any optical drives

01-September-03, 08:43 PM		#3 (permalink)
Monsignor Funkibut Master VB Pr'hoe'grammer	Basic SATA interface cards [no RAID] seem to come two-channel, meaning two drives. Wonder if you could put two of them in a single-system? -MF

01-September-03, 09:25 PM		#4 (permalink)
BigAkita n00b-ass reviewer	A $20 IDE card would allow you to do that.

01-September-03, 09:42 PM		#5 (permalink)
M.D.K. Apex Tech Maniac Supreme	yeah BA's exactly right. just buy a PCI IDE controller card. I have one in my sytem, it has 2 channels for 4 drives, so with the mobo i can have 8. as of now i just have each drive on its own channel. OH SATA.... well you can still get an SATA controller that does the same thing. ps: you're a whore for having that much drive.

01-September-03, 10:10 PM		#6 (permalink)
canadian_divx Apex Techie Lite	if u want one TB then u can do it 2 ways, get a mobo with ide raid and just dont have raid on it and use it as normal ide channels or get the asus P4c800 with dual sata which has 2 ide and 4 sata ports and it is a fast as hell board too. or u can get the sata card personaly i just use the raid boards and a ide card

02-September-03, 06:51 PM		#8 (permalink)
Maverick Apex Elite Expert Tech	The 8x drives I heard will be out in a month or 2.

02-September-03, 07:03 PM		#9 (permalink)
SirDavisCarrots Apex Master Tech	what does one man do with 1terebyte?

04-September-03, 09:02 AM		#11 (permalink)
BZA Semin-Hoe-Le Supp-Hoe-Ter	CaseModder, you go to Florida State? I went there and graduated in 2001. I still live in Tallahassee also. lol More info on that FSU avatar please.

04-September-03, 02:42 PM		#12 (permalink)
Tom10167 Apex Tech Maniac	You'd probably need another 100gig hdd to get a "true" tera on your computer, like how my 80gig only reads 74.5. =\ Just wondering, why you want to do this? Also, why not RAID?

04-September-03, 04:00 PM		#13 (permalink)
Vada Fae Apex Tech Fanatic Supreme	I wonder how long it would take to defrag 4 250 gig drives if they are full? HMMMMMMM.

04-September-03, 04:52 PM		#14 (permalink)
SirDavisCarrots Apex Master Tech	lol it takes my 19.7gig drive 4-6 hours when it's half full thats way to long =p when i had Moron Edition it took me like 2 hours half full [when i had ME that is what the manufacturer put in there jerks!]

04-September-03, 07:05 PM		#15 (permalink)
CasseModder Lokie's lil kneeling Hoe	It was either the florida state or florida gator logo. I choose this one since i am a huge fan of both those team's. The 4 hd's i want for video encoding & trading (appz,moviez,mp3's) I am still thinking of only going with two since going four require's alot of $$$. Three year's is due time for my big upgrade since most of you fry my current cpu

04-September-03, 07:11 PM		#16 (permalink)
Vada Fae Apex Tech Fanatic Supreme	Yeah, I had a friend of mine build me a comp years ago and asked him about why he didnt partition the HD. He told me with fat32 (win 98 days) you don't need to partion. That was until I went to defrag. Now I hardley ever use any partion over 15 gigs unless it is mostly storage.