Hello,
let em start of by telling you about my hardware config.
I have a Lanparty Pro 875B MOBO,
P4 3.0 Ghz with HT
1 GB DDR Dual Channel Ram
Nvidia 6800 GT OC Video Card
2 - DVD Writers
2- 120GB Seagate HD -- PATA
1- 200GB Segate HD -- PATA
1- 120GB Western Digital -- SATA
Know, my question is I want to set up a desktop with many functionalites.
For example:
1. Be able to play games
2. Be able to do media editing (movies, music...)
3. Be able to have a Testing Enviorment Server
4. Be able to Program using Visual Studio.NET and other Apps.
5. And any other day to day computer usage.
Since my MOBO comes with 2-SATA, 2-PATA, ansd 2-ATA RAID
Also my SATA is capable of Raid Configuration.
SATA RAID 0/1; IDE RAID 0/1/0+1/RAID 1.5
ATA 133/100/66; 2 SATA
I have 2 questions then :
1) How will I configure my harddrives...RAID or REG. PATA
2) If not raid, since I have 4 Harddrives at the moment, I only have 2 hooked up right now, so if I hook my SATA up as a back up drive...that is no problem, the question I have since I have to ATA Raid MOBO Controllers...If I just want to hook the last PATA Harddrive up as my secondary backup, then can I just connect it to the RAID Controller and will the MOBO let it work like a reg. harddrive or will I have to convert it to Raid for it to work.
Thanks
let em start of by telling you about my hardware config.
I have a Lanparty Pro 875B MOBO,
P4 3.0 Ghz with HT
1 GB DDR Dual Channel Ram
Nvidia 6800 GT OC Video Card
2 - DVD Writers
2- 120GB Seagate HD -- PATA
1- 200GB Segate HD -- PATA
1- 120GB Western Digital -- SATA
Know, my question is I want to set up a desktop with many functionalites.
For example:
1. Be able to play games
2. Be able to do media editing (movies, music...)
3. Be able to have a Testing Enviorment Server
4. Be able to Program using Visual Studio.NET and other Apps.
5. And any other day to day computer usage.
Since my MOBO comes with 2-SATA, 2-PATA, ansd 2-ATA RAID
Also my SATA is capable of Raid Configuration.
SATA RAID 0/1; IDE RAID 0/1/0+1/RAID 1.5
ATA 133/100/66; 2 SATA
I have 2 questions then :
1) How will I configure my harddrives...RAID or REG. PATA
2) If not raid, since I have 4 Harddrives at the moment, I only have 2 hooked up right now, so if I hook my SATA up as a back up drive...that is no problem, the question I have since I have to ATA Raid MOBO Controllers...If I just want to hook the last PATA Harddrive up as my secondary backup, then can I just connect it to the RAID Controller and will the MOBO let it work like a reg. harddrive or will I have to convert it to Raid for it to work.
Thanks