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Windows 7: Which Sata Controller Should I Connect SSD To
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22 Apr 2010
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64 bit Windows 7 Ultimate (Free from Windows 7 Launch Event) Gamma Quadrant |
Which Sata Controller Should I Connect SSD To
Which Sata Controller should I connect my SSD to? I will have the OS installed on it.
My GA EX58 UD4P has two sata controllers, one in the ICH10R that controls six sata ports and another sata controller, the Gigabyte SATA2, on a separate chip that controls two more sata ports.
I have two other HDDs, one internal 80GB sata and one 500GB sata in a docking enclosure that is not always connected.
My mind say that I should have the SSD on a controller alone and the other two on the other controller but what do my mind know. | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number z#k&x%
OS 64 bit Windows 7 Ultimate (Free from Windows 7 Launch Event)
CPU I7 920 (stinking CO)
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P
Memory 6GB Patriot Viper DDR3 (3 x 2GB) 1333 (PC3 10666) 7-7-7-20
Graphics Card MSI 4670 1GB
Sound Card Realtek ALC889A (onboard)
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung LN52A650
Screen Resolution 1920 X1080
Keyboard Piece of Crap I Found Dumpster Diving
Mouse Logitech Optical Trackman (Tracking Ball)
PSU Antec EA750
Case Antec 180 I got from Craigslist free? Or was it Freecycle
Cooling Intel OEM, Case side off, PC Duct Taped to Window A/C unit
Hard Drives 32GB OCZ Vertex 1VTX30G SSD (OS Boot Drive)
80GB WD Caviar Blue WD800JD (Auxilery Drive for SSD off loading)
500GB Seagate Momentus ST9500325AS (Personal Storage)
Internet Speed Varies, Downloads from 121MB to 12MB Upload from 3MB to 25MB
Other Info Uber Chronometric Particle Emitter with the Verteron Exovector extrapolated to the sub neutrino level and Hyper Calibrated with a zero gravity tritonium / unobtainium alloy infused Collaborating Meter
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22 Apr 2010
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#2 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 The Golden State |
Connect it to SATA_0 on the ICH10R | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Rig 1
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition @ 3.4GHz (AM2+)
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P (AM2+)
Memory Corsair CM2X4096-8500C5 (4 X 2GB)
Graphics Card XFX Radeon HD 5770 / Diamond Radeon HD 5770 CrossFireX
Sound Card Asus Xonar DS (PCI)
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster 932bw+ (3)
Screen Resolution 4320x900
Keyboard Logitech Desktop Wave
Mouse Logitech LX8 Laser
PSU Corsair CMPSU-750TX
Case Cooler Master HAF 932
Cooling Corsair Hydro Series H50
Hard Drives OCZ Vertex 2 80 GB - Windows 7 System --
WD Caviar Black 1TB - Music, Movies, Vids, Pics --
WD Caviar Black 640GB - User Profiles & Games --
WD My Book 320GB external
Internet Speed 20 down / 2 up
Other Info LG GGC-H20L Blu-Ray / HDDVD combo --
Hauppauge HVR-1250 --
Silverstone MFP-51 --
Logitech Webcam C600
System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Built
OS Windows7 Ultimate 64bit
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Motherboard Abit IN9-32X-MMAX
Memory DDR2 Adata 4GB
Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce GTX 285 1024 and Nvidia GeForce 8800GT 512
Sound Card Asus Xonar HDAV 1.3
Monitor(s) Displays Dell 2407WFP and BenQ 2400v and Philips 150v3
Screen Resolution 3840x1200 and 1024x768
Keyboard MicrosoftNaturalKeyboard 4000/Apple Alu keyboard/Dinovo mini
Mouse Logitech G5/MarbleMouseTrackball/PerformanceMX/SpacePilotPRO
PSU Corsair TX 850W
Case Cooler Master HAF932
Cooling Arctic Cooling Freezer Extreme and plenty of fans...
Hard Drives 2 WDC 1TB
1 WDC 1.5TB
1 WDC 640GB
1 WDC 320GB
1 Seagate 200GB
Internet Speed 1.5Mbps down/384Kbps up
Other Info APC SURT 1000XL
Logitech Z-560
Wiimote
Mikrotik Router
Linksys (now Cisco) SD2008 8 port Gigabit switch
Linksys WRT54G (acting as AP)
Apple wireless Aluminium keyboard
Apple Magic Mouse
Xbox360 wired controller
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23 Apr 2010
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Use the ICH10R on SATA 0. The other ports, controlled by the gigabyte controller, are usually used by the external eSATA plate that come with many of the Gigabyte boards. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self-Built in July 2009
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory 8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays 23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
PSU Corsair 620HX modular
Case Antec P182
Cooling stock
Hard Drives Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
Internet Speed 15/2 cable modem
Other Info Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
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23 Apr 2010
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#5 | |
64 bit Windows 7 Ultimate (Free from Windows 7 Launch Event) Gamma Quadrant |
So I should connect all Hard Drives to the ICH10R with the SSD to the first port on the ICH10R and the other HDDs on the succeeding ports like:
* SSD to Sata_0
* 80GB to Sata_1
* 500GB to Sata_2
* DVD-RW to Sata_3
And the external eSata back plate and the eSata on the card reader should go to the Gigabyte sata ports? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number z#k&x%
OS 64 bit Windows 7 Ultimate (Free from Windows 7 Launch Event)
CPU I7 920 (stinking CO)
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P
Memory 6GB Patriot Viper DDR3 (3 x 2GB) 1333 (PC3 10666) 7-7-7-20
Graphics Card MSI 4670 1GB
Sound Card Realtek ALC889A (onboard)
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung LN52A650
Screen Resolution 1920 X1080
Keyboard Piece of Crap I Found Dumpster Diving
Mouse Logitech Optical Trackman (Tracking Ball)
PSU Antec EA750
Case Antec 180 I got from Craigslist free? Or was it Freecycle
Cooling Intel OEM, Case side off, PC Duct Taped to Window A/C unit
Hard Drives 32GB OCZ Vertex 1VTX30G SSD (OS Boot Drive)
80GB WD Caviar Blue WD800JD (Auxilery Drive for SSD off loading)
500GB Seagate Momentus ST9500325AS (Personal Storage)
Internet Speed Varies, Downloads from 121MB to 12MB Upload from 3MB to 25MB
Other Info Uber Chronometric Particle Emitter with the Verteron Exovector extrapolated to the sub neutrino level and Hyper Calibrated with a zero gravity tritonium / unobtainium alloy infused Collaborating Meter
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23 Apr 2010
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#6 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
Quote: Originally Posted by BruhthaKuga  So I should connect all Hard Drives to the ICH10R with the SSD to the first port on the ICH10R and the other HDDs on the succeeding ports like:
* SSD to Sata_0
* 80GB to Sata_1
* 500GB to Sata_2
* DVD-RW to Sata_3
And the external eSata back plate and the eSata on the card reader should go to the Gigabyte sata ports? This will give you the fastest BIOS phase (assuming your MBR will be on the SSD) - although I would put DVD on port0 and push everyone 1 slot down. In case you plan to dual boot, the situation may be different because an MBR may already be on another drive. But I always make an independent installation on my SSDs by disconnecting the HDDs during installation of the OS on the SSD. I then switch between the OSs with the BIOS boot sequence. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
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