Western Digital WD800 question

hardc0re_tid · 2 Nov 2006 at 19:46

does this look ok? i think it should be a lot higher! any ways that i can inprove this? settings in BIOS/windows etc?

the HDD is a western digital sata drive - WD800JD

rpstewart · 2 Nov 2006 at 20:06

Speeds look fine although it's running in SATA1 mode rather than the SATA2 mode it's capable of. Setting it to SATA2 will only improve the burst transfer rate though, the sustained transfer shown on the graph will remain the same.

hardc0re_tid · 2 Nov 2006 at 20:27

how do i make it SATA 2?

i wasnt aware that the drive was SATA2.

the drive was made in 2005, model number is WD800JD

rpstewart · 2 Nov 2006 at 20:33

WD drives have a jumper on the back to set them to run at SATA-1 but this normally isn't enabled when the drive comes from the manufacturer.

It's worth checking through device manager to see if the SATA controller is a) capable of SATA2 and b) set to run at SATA2.

sirlemonhead · 2 Nov 2006 at 20:33

rpstewart said:
Speeds look fine although it's running in SATA1 mode rather than the SATA2 mode it's capable of. Setting it to SATA2 will only improve the burst transfer rate though, the sustained transfer shown on the graph will remain the same.

SATA 2 does actually make a difference?
My main SATA 2 drive is on my SATA 1 controller rather than my SATA 2 controller...guess I should change it

hardc0re_tid · 3 Nov 2006 at 09:02

rpstewart said:
WD drives have a jumper on the back to set them to run at SATA-1 but this normally isn't enabled when the drive comes from the manufacturer.

It's worth checking through device manager to see if the SATA controller is a) capable of SATA2 and b) set to run at SATA2.

how do i go about doing that?

i thought all the ports on the Asus P5B are sata 2

hardc0re_tid · 3 Nov 2006 at 09:07

can someone tell me what way to set the jumpers by looking at this quick guide:

http://www.westerndigital.com/en/library/eide/2579-001037.pdf