@#$%^&* Seagate!

Snapshot · 9 Nov 2006 at 09:03

I put a pair of 400GB 7200.10 HDDs in a RAID1 into my DS4/E6400 PC and wondered why Intel Storage Mangler reported them as Generation 1. Had a look at them today and found they each had an extremely small jumper forcing them into SATA1 mode. Wiggled 'em out and HD Tach reports a 50% increase in performance. Lesson learned.....

Jonathan

smids · 9 Nov 2006 at 09:28

Hmmm....it is clearly visible (or was for me) and you should know that all hard drives come with jumpers on them (usually set for spread spectrum or 150MB/s if SATA-II).

33L · 9 Nov 2006 at 12:19

Snapshot said:
I put a pair of 400GB 7200.10 HDDs in a RAID1 into my DS4/E6400 PC and wondered why Intel Storage Mangler reported them as Generation 1. Had a look at them today and found they each had an extremely small jumper forcing them into SATA1 mode. Wiggled 'em out and HD Tach reports a 50% increase in performance. Lesson learned.....

Jonathan

lol

ive done that one before!!

Snapshot · 9 Nov 2006 at 12:29

smids said:
Hmmm....it is clearly visible (or was for me) and you should know that all hard drives come with jumpers on them (usually set for spread spectrum or 150MB/s if SATA-II).

The only other SATA-II drives I have are Spinpoints and they came with the jumper in a bag with the fixing screws. Can't say I've ever seen any jumpers on SATA-I drives but I think the few I've had have all been Maxtors....

semi-pro waster · 9 Nov 2006 at 12:36

Snapshot said:
The only other SATA-II drives I have are Spinpoints and they came with the jumper in a bag with the fixing screws. Can't say I've ever seen any jumpers on SATA-I drives but I think the few I've had have all been Maxtors....

That is true enough, I don't think my Maxtors have any jumpers on them but then since they are just ordinary SATA there is no need, they either work with the motherboard or they don't, no point in a 32gb clip or a SATA II clip because neither was applicable with motherboards that were available at the time.

smids · 9 Nov 2006 at 12:38

Hmm, very odd - of the 4 hitachi's, 3 seagates, 4 WD's and 1 maxtor I have had, all have come with jumpers on... not had any experience with Samsung so can't comment there but I've never received a hard drive without a jumper (attached that is).

semi-pro waster · 9 Nov 2006 at 12:44

smids said:
Hmm, very odd - of the 4 hitachi's, 3 seagates, 4 WD's and 1 maxtor I have had, all have come with jumpers on... not had any experience with Samsung so can't comment there but I've never received a hard drive without a jumper (attached that is).

Since you posted I was curious and checked, the pins are there for a jumper but on all 3 Maxtors I don't have a single jumper.