Re: SATA 150 or 300 or RAID - Need Help.

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It depends on a number of factors as whether you would *actually see* any
performance boost using 300 sata controler.
Same applies to using a raid card and raid setup
For starters you should ensure your PC has at least 2gb ram, any less and
your looking in the wrong place for a performance boost



"Wonderman" <nospamidainc@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I am running Ultimate on a Pentium D w/2meg and Ready Boost with a Seagate
7200 16 MB Cache on an Intel ICH7R/DH SATA Raid controller. I'm only
using one disk and the original with the machine was a 150 type 1. I just
updated the software for the controller to 8.6.

I'm about to replace the hard drive with a WD 7200 with 32MB cache and
wanted to ask the group for some advice. I am going to presume the
controller on the MB will only run 150. Does it pay to stay with what
I've got and run the 32MB cache drive alone, or - run it in RAID or invest
in a 300 SATA card. I'd like to maximize performance yet not spend a
fortune. All thought and help appreciated.



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