Adding 2nd HD to GW E-6100
Hello. i would like to add a 2nd HD to my GW E-6100. it currently has
a Maxtor 6Y160M0 SATA HD. My question is can i add a Western Dig 7200 160gig hd. i would like to use RAID which my comp says is supported but it is turned off on the BIOS. how will i connect it to the motherboard (will i use one ribbon to connect both hd's or seperate ones. thanks ps. i know just enough about working on a computer to be dangerous |
On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 21:55:14 -0500, Little Joe
wrote: Hello. i would like to add a 2nd HD to my GW E-6100. it currently has a Maxtor 6Y160M0 SATA HD. My question is can i add a Western Dig 7200 160gig hd. i would like to use RAID which my comp says is supported but it is turned off on the BIOS. how will i connect it to the motherboard (will i use one ribbon to connect both hd's or seperate ones. thanks ps. i know just enough about working on a computer to be dangerous I agree, RAID is not a good idea until you understand the basics. It's also not a good idea unless you have another means to back up all that data. You'd use a separate cable for another SATA, or a ribbon if it's (P)ATA, you didn't mention which type the proposed Western Digital is. Since you want RAID you should get another SATA. |
On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 04:09:43 GMT, kony wrote:
On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 21:55:14 -0500, Little Joe wrote: Hello. i would like to add a 2nd HD to my GW E-6100. it currently has a Maxtor 6Y160M0 SATA HD. My question is can i add a Western Dig 7200 160gig hd. i would like to use RAID which my comp says is supported but it is turned off on the BIOS. how will i connect it to the motherboard (will i use one ribbon to connect both hd's or seperate ones. thanks ps. i know just enough about working on a computer to be dangerous I agree, RAID is not a good idea until you understand the basics. It's also not a good idea unless you have another means to back up all that data. You'd use a separate cable for another SATA, or a ribbon if it's (P)ATA, you didn't mention which type the proposed Western Digital is. Since you want RAID you should get another SATA. i wasn't sure if i could mix sata and IDE-ATA h/d. i am going to research RAID and become more familiar with it prior to messing around with it. |
On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 08:05:26 -0500, Little Joe
wrote: On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 04:09:43 GMT, kony wrote: On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 21:55:14 -0500, Little Joe wrote: Hello. i would like to add a 2nd HD to my GW E-6100. it currently has a Maxtor 6Y160M0 SATA HD. My question is can i add a Western Dig 7200 160gig hd. i would like to use RAID which my comp says is supported but it is turned off on the BIOS. how will i connect it to the motherboard (will i use one ribbon to connect both hd's or seperate ones. thanks ps. i know just enough about working on a computer to be dangerous I agree, RAID is not a good idea until you understand the basics. It's also not a good idea unless you have another means to back up all that data. You'd use a separate cable for another SATA, or a ribbon if it's (P)ATA, you didn't mention which type the proposed Western Digital is. Since you want RAID you should get another SATA. i wasn't sure if i could mix sata and IDE-ATA h/d. i am going to research RAID and become more familiar with it prior to messing around with it. You'll have to consult your motherboard manual to determine if RAID is supported on mixed drive types. Even so, I'd still get an SATA since the board supports it, will leave the PATA available for optical/other drives. |
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