which SATA ports for GA-X58A-UD3R rev.2


  1. uDraft
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    Windows 7 Pro 64-bit
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    which SATA ports for GA-X58A-UD3R rev.2


    I'm a newbie thru and thru, in need of advice.
    I have a GA-X58A-UD3R Rev.2 w/i7/12gb RAM and the following drives-
    120gb Vertex2 SSD (w/w7-64bit)
    2-600gb DigiRaptors as RAID1
    SATA DVD
    I originally plugged the SSD and DVD into GSATA2 and the RAID1 drives to GSATA3. I had BSOD once a week til I moved the SSD to SATA2 port.
    Where should I have these drives plugged in for best performance?
    Also, is there any difference between using SATA2 Port 4 and SATA2 Port 0?
    thanks everyone!
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  3. essenbe
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    Usually you will get better performance if your boot drive is connected to port 0 or 1. I'm not familiar with your board, but the Gsata is probably a Marvel controller and the other ports are native controllers. You will be much better off using a native sata port. That being said, I don't think you should BSOD no matter which port you connect it to.
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  4. whest
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    uDraft said:
    I'm a newbie thru and thru, in need of advice.
    I have a GA-X58A-UD3R Rev.2 w/i7/12gb RAM and the following drives-
    120gb Vertex2 SSD (w/w7-64bit)
    2-600gb DigiRaptors as RAID1
    SATA DVD
    I originally plugged the SSD and DVD into GSATA2 and the RAID1 drives to GSATA3. I had BSOD once a week til I moved the SSD to SATA2 port.
    Where should I have these drives plugged in for best performance?
    Also, is there any difference between using SATA2 Port 4 and SATA2 Port 0?
    thanks everyone!
    Your manual is the best place to look - also everything relevant can be found here
    GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket 1366 - GA-X58A-UD3R (rev. 2.0)
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  6. uDraft
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    whest said:
    uDraft said:
    I'm a newbie thru and thru, in need of advice.
    I have a GA-X58A-UD3R Rev.2 w/i7/12gb RAM and the following drives-
    120gb Vertex2 SSD (w/w7-64bit)
    2-600gb DigiRaptors as RAID1
    SATA DVD
    I originally plugged the SSD and DVD into GSATA2 and the RAID1 drives to GSATA3. I had BSOD once a week til I moved the SSD to SATA2 port.
    Where should I have these drives plugged in for best performance?
    Also, is there any difference between using SATA2 Port 4 and SATA2 Port 0?
    thanks everyone!
    Your manual is the best place to look - also everything relevant can be found here
    GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket 1366 - GA-X58A-UD3R (rev. 2.0)
    No, the information is not contained in the manual. The manufacturer does not answer questions like this. The web site does not contain the information I want. There are 3rd party forums on the link you sent, that's how I got here.
    Well, thanks for trying to answer.
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  7. essenbe
    Posts : 26,869
    Windows 11 Pro
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    Most MB recommend the boot drive to be plugged into Port 0 or 1.
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