sata raid connections on MOBO

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i have a P4C800-E MOBO.
there are two sata connections marked SATA 1 and SATA 2. i have a hdd connected to each of these.

can i connect a 3rd hdd to one of the SATA raid 1 or 2 connections? or can they only be used for raid configurations?
 
Cruiser said:
i have a P4C800-E MOBO.
there are two sata connections marked SATA 1 and SATA 2. i have a hdd connected to each of these.

can i connect a 3rd hdd to one of the SATA raid 1 or 2 connections? Yes
or can they only be used for raid configurations? No
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Even if they are for Raid only, which I doubt, you just define the drive as a single drive Raid array. Check the motherboard manual.
 
Cruiser:

If This is the motherboard you have, SATA 1 & SATA 2 refer to the 2 SATA posts on the ICH5R controller, the other controller on this is provided by Promise, which are designated on the mobo as SATA_RAID1 and SATA_RAID2, it also allows you to connect 2 PATA HDDs (as it has 1 x UltraDMA 133).

You can connect your SATA HDDs to the Promise controller, and run them as individual HDDs, for this operation you would simply enable the con. in the BIOS, and having HDDs connected boot into Windows, and then simply install Promise FastTrak 378 ATA Driver V1.00.1.30, through Device Manager. This will let you run up to 4 HDDs on the Promise controller in ATA mode. If you want to set up RAID on the Promise, simply install Promise FastTrak 378 RAID Driver V1.00.1.37 instead. In saying that, the RAID controller on the ICH5R is superior to that of the Promise, and the ICH5R is easier to set up to boot from than the Promise. :)
 
jbloggs said:
Cruiser:

If This is the motherboard you have, SATA 1 & SATA 2 refer to the 2 SATA posts on the ICH5R controller, the other controller on this is provided by Promise, which are designated on the mobo as SATA_RAID1 and SATA_RAID2, it also allows you to connect 2 PATA HDDs (as it has 1 x UltraDMA 133).

You can connect your SATA HDDs to the Promise controller, and run them as individual HDDs, for this operation you would simply enable the con. in the BIOS, and having HDDs connected boot into Windows, and then simply install Promise FastTrak 378 ATA Driver V1.00.1.30, through Device Manager. This will let you run up to 4 HDDs on the Promise controller in ATA mode. If you want to set up RAID on the Promise, simply install Promise FastTrak 378 RAID Driver V1.00.1.37 instead. In saying that, the RAID controller on the ICH5R is superior to that of the Promise, and the ICH5R is easier to set up to boot from than the Promise. :)
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hey, many thanks! however i can't see this - Promise FastTrak 378 ATA Driver V1.00.1.30.

is it under IDE in that link? has it maybe changed version.


another thing. in the BIOS, i enable Onboard Promise controller. in the sub menu do i set it to RAID or IDE?
 
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still cant get this to work.

should it show as a normal drive in 'my computer' when it's working?

in the bios i have the option to boot from 3 drives. the two drives connected to the normal sata connections and, i presume, the third drive connected to the sata raid 1 connector. its given this the name SATA378 Tx2plus D0. what does this mean.
it's a samsung drive that i was previously using. should it be formatted before i try and connect it?


as above, should i be setting the bios promise controller to raid or ide to use this as a normal hdd

thanks
 
Cruiser said:
its given this the name SATA378 Tx2plus D0. what does this mean.
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This is just a device name being supplied by the controller so that you can identify it in the boot order.
Cruiser said:
it's a samsung drive that i was previously using. should it be formatted before i try and connect it?
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You'll need to go into Disk Management and partition and format the drive before it can be accessed via My Computer.

Cruiser said:
as above, should i be setting the bios promise controller to raid or ide to use this as a normal hdd
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If it's not recognised in Disk Management then check Device Manager to make sure both the drive and controller are recognised and that the controller drivers are installed correctly. If the drive is not recognised then you may need to change the setting in the BIOS.
 
Cruiser:

If rpstewart's download doesn't work out for you:

Click Here ->Drivers tab-> Promise FastTrak 378 ATA Driver V1.00.1.30 (961.07 (KBytes) -2003/06/30 update ) is the 10th down from the top. I was able to download it without any problems.

If you want to run your HDD in IDE mode (ie NON RAID) on the Promise cont., set the Promise controller (in the BIOS) to IDE mode. :)
 
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ok, i set the promise controller to enable, then ide. i have the drive connected by sata cable to sata raid1 connector on the mobo.
when i start up it says detecting, then finds

D0 Samsung SP1213C 111GB Ultra DMA 7

which is my harddrive.

the problem is this. before i even try to install the 378 ATA drive this appears in device manager

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if i try to update the drive it won't let me after pointing to the winxp folder in the 378ATA file you sent me rpstewart.

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:confused:
 
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