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Xoligy
06-24-05, 08:06 AM
ok yesterday i brought an 80Sata drive as i need a new drive and what not now i canna get it to work so i need you help! :D

this is the drive i brought: -

Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 80GB 800JD SATA 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-023-WD)
WD Caviar® SE Serial ATA hard drives have the features and capacities that are ideal for next-generation computers and low-end enterprise storage. Users benefit from a data transfer rate of 150 MB/s and an improved cabling that enables greater system design flexibility. Designers of enterprise storage systems and servers are increasingly using desktop-class, large-capacity SATA hard drives because of the advantages that the SATA interface provides.

- Rotational Speed: 7,200 RPM
- Capacity: 80GB
- Average Read Seek Time: 8.9 ms
- Buffer: 8MB
- Interface: Serial ATA
- 3 year manufacturer's warranty

Recommended: Western Digital's Serial ATA cable with SecureConnect™. provides a 500 percent stronger cable-to-drive connection than first-generation SATA hard drives and cables; for use with Western Digital SATA drives only.

and here is the link to the cable i brought for it: -http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/sata_cables.html#acb_2d000_2dwd

but when i connect it to the board it dont even spin up or say hello lol anyone know why?

oh im using a gigabyte k7 triton board
Sjaak
06-24-05, 08:12 AM
Do you have the proper power connectors? Most S-ata drives will require S-ata power connectors, some may use regular old 4-pin molex ones but they are scarce.
Xoligy
06-24-05, 08:14 AM
i was told i only needed the above cable here is the info: -

Western Digital Secure Connect Serial ATA Cable (CB-000-WD)
Western Digital Serial ATA cables with SecureConnect™ provide a stable, secure attachment between the hard drive and cable. With SecureConnect, the drive to cable connection is strengthened by more than 500% compared to standard SATA cables which helps overcome connector breakage problems common to SATA cables. These cables are compatible with conventional system-side SATA connectors and backplanes.
This cable is for use only with Western Digital Serial ATA hard drives or other drives with the SecureConnect feature.

i canna post an image restrictions on the computer im on :(
Sjaak
06-24-05, 08:18 AM
You will need to attach two cables to the drive. One for Data, one for power. It sounds weird tho, a pic might help.
Xoligy
06-24-05, 08:22 AM
im at the libery lol if you lick the link in my 1st post youll see the cable that i brought if that helps :/
Sjaak
06-24-05, 08:28 AM
That looks like a cable where the power and data ones are integrated. make sure you connect them both to the 'module'. You will need a cable leading to your PSU.
Xoligy
06-24-05, 08:31 AM
ok now im lost!

i have that cable and i connect that to the board right?

then i need a seperate cable that leeds to the power like my other hard drive which is IDE? is that right? sorry for sounding stupid im havin a bad hair and mind day!
Sjaak
06-24-05, 08:34 AM
then i need a seperate cable that leeds to the power like my other hard drive which is IDE? is that right? sorry for sounding stupid im havin a bad hair and mind day!

The only thing that extra module is for, is to have the power and data come together at the harddrive to make for a more solid connection. From that module, one cable will go to the mobo and one to the PSU.
Xoligy
06-24-05, 08:37 AM
damn! im going to have ago at overclockers.co.uk for not giving me all the correct gear! they said thats all i needed mind u the guy didnt know either :( thanks for the help mate :)

just have o hope my IDE drive dont die yet it's on it's way tho i think!
dittohead
06-25-05, 09:23 PM
i hate those guys at ocUK!!!!
they sold me dodgy card and burnt my first SATA HDD, so thats why im always alittle cautious with SATA
first burnt, twice shy

i'd get another mobo with SATA if you can
Xoligy
06-26-05, 04:19 AM
ditto my board supports SATA and i have it working now :D

im using the old type power from the psu to power it (legacy is it?) ;) and i have one of these that came with the motherboard transffering the data: -

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/akasa_satacable_silver.jpg

but now i have one of these: -
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/WD_securesatacable.jpg

and dont know what i need to pake the drive work with that!?!

anyone have a clue? i dont feel like wasting a fiver lol
dittohead
06-26-05, 04:32 AM
(edit: just read it and understood it :p )

the old power, 4pin molex? yeha that should work :), let me guess 10sec format? :D...that was the fun part :p

the 2nd image, the blue one, looks WEIRD!!
becareful with ocUK

your HDD:
http://emiter.pl/im/KS_testy_wd_3_05.jpg
Xoligy
06-26-05, 08:25 AM
yeah thats my drive but i dont read german so dunno what it says lol

this was the info for the cable: -

Western Digital Secure Connect Serial ATA Cable (CB-000-WD)
Western Digital Serial ATA cables with SecureConnect™ provide a stable, secure attachment between the hard drive and cable. With SecureConnect, the drive to cable connection is strengthened by more than 500% compared to standard SATA cables which helps overcome connector breakage problems common to SATA cables. These cables are compatible with conventional system-side SATA connectors and backplanes.
This cable is for use only with Western Digital Serial ATA hard drives or other drives with the SecureConnect feature.

dunno what it means but i brought it and dont know how to get my drive to work with it so i wasted a fiver tho ocuk say they can sell me an adaptor! could of said i needed one at the start! then i would of kept my fiver!!!
Xoligy
06-26-05, 08:29 AM
oh one more question!

if i installed windows on my sata drive would it be faster than my ide drive?

if so how do i go on doing it? just like a normal setup?

then i can use the old drive thats dieing (well making wierd noises) for music (HDD anylysers say its fine but i dont trust them!)
dark_15
06-26-05, 08:57 AM
ditto my board supports SATA and i have it working now :D

im using the old type power from the psu to power it (legacy is it?) ;) and i have one of these that came with the motherboard transffering the data: -

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/akasa_satacable_silver.jpg

but now i have one of these: -
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/WD_securesatacable.jpg

and dont know what i need to pake the drive work with that!?!

anyone have a clue? i dont feel like wasting a fiver lol
Use the silver cable and legacy power. The secureConnect is a nice feture, but unecessary IMO.

oh one more question!

if i installed windows on my sata drive would it be faster than my ide drive?

if so how do i go on doing it? just like a normal setup?

then i can use the old drive thats dieing (well making wierd noises) for music (HDD anylysers say its fine but i dont trust them!)
Windows will not run any faster on SATA drive, except if you're using a Western Digital Raptor, but that is due to the fact that the Raptor is a 10,000 RPM drive (most drives are only 7200 RPM). Stick with what you have now.

If you do want to install windows on your SATA drive, then you must provide some additional drivers at the start of Windows Setup. If you want more info on that, take a look at the SATA 101 link in my signature.

Hope that helps! :)
Xoligy
06-26-05, 09:44 AM
ok thanks for that dark i'll save and buy a raptor then as photoshop is taking too long to load lol (i have 300fonts and over 200meg of brushes for it!)