Hi,

I, running Vista Ultimate on a 3.40GHZ Pentium-4 PC with 2GB of RAM
All my drives are SATA, my primary "C" drive is a WD360 Raptor 10,000 rpm,
my second and third drive are Seagate Barracuda 7.200 RPM.

When accessing my secondary drives, Vista is slow. I have both Seagate
unjumped (300/s) and I wonder if this is the correct setting or should I
install
the jump to lower to 150/s?

BTW: I have the "index" option unchecked in all my drives, is this OK?

Thanks in advance
George

You'd need to check to see if your motherboard supports the SATA-300 drives
and if not then you definitely want to jumper them to the slower speed.

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"George" <george1117@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I, running Vista Ultimate on a 3.40GHZ Pentium-4 PC with 2GB of RAM
> All my drives are SATA, my primary "C" drive is a WD360 Raptor 10,000
> rpm,
> my second and third drive are Seagate Barracuda 7.200 RPM.
>
> When accessing my secondary drives, Vista is slow. I have both Seagate
> unjumped (300/s) and I wonder if this is the correct setting or should I
> install
> the jump to lower to 150/s?
>
> BTW: I have the "index" option unchecked in all my drives, is this OK?
>
> Thanks in advance
> George

Thanks Richard.

This is my motherboard: http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/cv/

I didn't find the info there.

Regards,
George


"Richard G. Harper" <rgharper@email.com> wrote in message
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> You'd need to check to see if your motherboard supports the SATA-300
> drives and if not then you definitely want to jumper them to the slower
> speed.
>
> --
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>
>
> "George" <george1117@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eHcGnRd5HHA.5184@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I, running Vista Ultimate on a 3.40GHZ Pentium-4 PC with 2GB of RAM
>> All my drives are SATA, my primary "C" drive is a WD360 Raptor 10,000
>> rpm,
>> my second and third drive are Seagate Barracuda 7.200 RPM.
>>
>> When accessing my secondary drives, Vista is slow. I have both Seagate
>> unjumped (300/s) and I wonder if this is the correct setting or should I
>> install
>> the jump to lower to 150/s?
>>
>> BTW: I have the "index" option unchecked in all my drives, is this OK?
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>> George
>

Sorry, I can't tell either. Write to customer support and ask them, I
guess.

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"George" <george1117@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks Richard.
>
> This is my motherboard: http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/cv/
>
> I didn't find the info there.
>
> Regards,
> George
>
>
> "Richard G. Harper" <rgharper@email.com> wrote in message
> news:eL3f9ce5HHA.980@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> You'd need to check to see if your motherboard supports the SATA-300
>> drives and if not then you definitely want to jumper them to the slower
>> speed.
>>
>> --
>> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@gmail.com
>> * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
>> * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
>> * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
>> * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>>
>> "George" <george1117@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:eHcGnRd5HHA.5184@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I, running Vista Ultimate on a 3.40GHZ Pentium-4 PC with 2GB of RAM
>>> All my drives are SATA, my primary "C" drive is a WD360 Raptor 10,000
>>> rpm,
>>> my second and third drive are Seagate Barracuda 7.200 RPM.
>>>
>>> When accessing my secondary drives, Vista is slow. I have both Seagate
>>> unjumped (300/s) and I wonder if this is the correct setting or should I
>>> install
>>> the jump to lower to 150/s?
>>>
>>> BTW: I have the "index" option unchecked in all my drives, is this OK?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance
>>> George
>>
>

You can determine MB parameters by the Chipset family type.
Sometimes the identifier ICH or MCH can help determine the
capabilities.
See the following data sheet on the 925X chipset:
http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/925X/
*Supports SATA 150 transfer mode only

"Richard G. Harper" <rgharper@email.com> wrote in message
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> Sorry, I can't tell either. Write to customer support and ask them, I
> guess.
>
> --
> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@gmail.com
> * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
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>
>
> "George" <george1117@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:usCQtzn5HHA.4164@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Thanks Richard.
>>
>> This is my motherboard: http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/cv/
>>
>> I didn't find the info there.
>>
>> Regards,
>> George
>>
>>
>> "Richard G. Harper" <rgharper@email.com> wrote in message
>> news:eL3f9ce5HHA.980@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> You'd need to check to see if your motherboard supports the SATA-300
>>> drives and if not then you definitely want to jumper them to the slower
>>> speed.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@gmail.com
>>> * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
>>> * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
>>> * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
>>> * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>>
>>>
>>> "George" <george1117@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:eHcGnRd5HHA.5184@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I, running Vista Ultimate on a 3.40GHZ Pentium-4 PC with 2GB of RAM
>>>> All my drives are SATA, my primary "C" drive is a WD360 Raptor 10,000
>>>> rpm,
>>>> my second and third drive are Seagate Barracuda 7.200 RPM.
>>>>
>>>> When accessing my secondary drives, Vista is slow. I have both Seagate
>>>> unjumped (300/s) and I wonder if this is the correct setting or should
>>>> I install
>>>> the jump to lower to 150/s?
>>>>
>>>> BTW: I have the "index" option unchecked in all my drives, is this OK?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>> George
>>>
>>
>

The specifications don't define the SATA thru put. Since the board is 2004
technology you should proceed as if it is SATA-150.



"George" <george1117@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks Richard.
>
> This is my motherboard: http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/cv/
>
> I didn't find the info there.
>
> Regards,
> George
>
>
> "Richard G. Harper" <rgharper@email.com> wrote in message
> news:eL3f9ce5HHA.980@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> You'd need to check to see if your motherboard supports the SATA-300
>> drives and if not then you definitely want to jumper them to the slower
>> speed.
>>
>> --
>> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@gmail.com
>> * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
>> * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
>> * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
>> * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>>
>> "George" <george1117@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:eHcGnRd5HHA.5184@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I, running Vista Ultimate on a 3.40GHZ Pentium-4 PC with 2GB of RAM
>>> All my drives are SATA, my primary "C" drive is a WD360 Raptor 10,000
>>> rpm,
>>> my second and third drive are Seagate Barracuda 7.200 RPM.
>>>
>>> When accessing my secondary drives, Vista is slow. I have both Seagate
>>> unjumped (300/s) and I wonder if this is the correct setting or should I
>>> install
>>> the jump to lower to 150/s?
>>>
>>> BTW: I have the "index" option unchecked in all my drives, is this OK?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance
>>> George
>>
>