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by **RubberDuck** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:03 pm

Hay guys I need a SATA 80GB 1.5Gb/s harddrive. Does anyone know where I can get one ? I got a Westerndigital thanking it has a jumper for the 1.5Gb/s but alas it dont. It's justa 3.0Gb/s drive.

Thx Guys

by **Mr. Chris** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 11:05 pm

Segate drives use a jumper to set the SATA mode, they come already set for SATA I : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822148236 Chris.

by **RubberDuck** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 12:00 am

Mr. Chris wrote:Segate drives use a jumper to set the SATA mode, they come already set for SATA I : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822148236 Chris.

From Newegg
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST380215A 80GB 7200 RPM 2MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM

That's a IDE drive. I need a SATA as the AA8-Duramax has only one IDE port on the MB { useing it for a CD-Rom drive }

by **Mr. Chris** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 4:12 am

RubberDuck wrote:
From Newegg
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST380215A 80GB 7200 RPM 2MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM

That's a IDE drive. I need a SATA as the AA8-Duramax has only one IDE port on the MB { useing it for a CD-Rom drive }

Oops, try this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822148231 Chris.

by **RubberDuck** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:05 am

Mr. Chris wrote:
RubberDuck wrote:
From Newegg
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST380215A 80GB 7200 RPM 2MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM

That's a IDE drive. I need a SATA as the AA8-Duramax has only one IDE port on the MB { useing it for a CD-Rom drive }

Oops, try this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822148231 Chris.

Thx Chris I'll cheak it out.

This is the one I bought --> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822136195 <-- and there is no jumpers on it. Unless it uses software to unlock the 3.0Gb/s like the Hitachi drives are :?:

so the drive is set to 1.5Gb/s until you unlock it ?

by **dmdilks** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 2:20 pm

Does it have the pins for the jump. Because if there is no jumper that is 3.0gbs by default. All new WD HDD are the same.

http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=981&p_created=1052339456&p_sid=BzPybevj&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9NDEsNDEmcF9wcm9kcz0yMjcsMjAzJnBfY2F0cz0wJnBfcHY9Mi4yMDMmcF9jdj0mcF9zZWFyY2hfdHlwZT1hbnN3ZXJzLnNlYXJjaF9ubCZwX3BhZ2U9MSZwX3NlYXJjaF90ZXh0PXNldHRpbmcganVtcGVycw!!&p_li=&p_topview=1

by **RubberDuck** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:20 pm

Thx everyone. Just want to make sure that is the right drive so please bear with me. I forund this there --> http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?n ... ab=Install <--

IT says

Serial ATA interface disk drives are designed for easy installation. It is not necessary to set any jumpers, terminators, or other settings on this drive for proper operation. The jumper block adjacent to the SATA interface connector on SATA 150MB/s drives is for factory use only. The jumper block adjacent to the SATA interface connector on SATA 300MB/s drives can be used to force the drive into SATA 150MB/s mode for use with older SATA controllers that only work with SATA 150MB/s drives.

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What do they mean factory use only ??? Will I be able to use the jumper to force SATA 150 ???

This is for the mother-n-law and she is a sticker. Plus she need asap because her Dell is dieing very fast.

I got a hold of newegg and got a RMA number to exchange the drive for the one Mr. Chris posted. Just want to make sure I get the right one is all. Sorry for being a pain in the ass

Thx for all the help guys. :9:

by **dmdilks** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:00 pm

No problem RubberDuck most all the drives come set at 3gbs that is the default setting for most motherboards today. If you have to change the HDD to 1.5gbs you have that option on the jumper block. Yes you can change the jumper to make it work with old motherboards.

by **Mr. Chris** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 11:11 pm

This part doesn't apply to you: "The jumper block adjacent to the SATA interface connector on SATA 150MB/s drives is for factory use only. " since the drive you are getting is a SATA II drive. When you get the drive, there should already be a tiny gray jumper on the end where the connectors is. That means the drive is in SATA I mode. If it's not there, then you just add one per the instructions. Chris.