PATA to SATA upgrade advice

[Guest]

Hi I have a desktop with an Intel 875P chipset, as far as I can tell this
already has a SATA driver loaded, is this correct?
If so would I be able to install a Western Digital WD740GD 10K Raptor
without a driver upgrade? If so I presume I could buy a cheaper OEM drive
rather than the retail version?
Could I copy the PATA to the SATA, use the SATA as the boot drive and keep
the PATA as a second drive in JBOD configuration?
Sorry I know thats a whole bunch of Q's, if anyone could give advice before
this expensive purchase I'd appreciate it.
Steve.

 

[Guest]

Open you system case: or look in the user guide to see if there are SATA
interface connectors on the mobo.

One needs to configure BIOS [upgrade if you like] to use the SATA device in
an appropriate mode [refer to RAID section of user guides].

If you get a retail drive, you will also score the useful Tools CD that
assists to Initialise, Partition, Format and Clone [or Image] the existing
Hard Drive. It also will have a user manual. A worthwhile item given the
expense and it also make installation and setup a simple thing to accomplish.
You might also be able to get thier Data Lifeguard tools on line, once
installed you will see the following options:

1.VIEW INSTALLATION TUTORIAL - Instructions on how to connect your new hard
drive to the computer.
2.SETUP YOUR HARD DRIVE - Setup a hard drive already connected to your
computer.
3.DRIVE-TO-DRIVE COPY - Copy all the files or a specific folder from one
drive to another.
4.HARD DRIVE INFORMATION - Jumper Settings and other technical information
about your hard drive.

So you can select Option 1, make sure you read and understand what's going
on and when and how and then choose 3.

Your PC should then be able to boot off the SATA drive.

Given that you manage to achieve this, then you can go about reformatting
the old ATA IDE drive and use it for data, backup or whatever.

 

[Guest]

Thanks BAR, I already checked and I do have the SATA connectors on my mobo.
I agree that going OEM for someone of my limited knowledge would be a fools
economy, retail is only an extra 20 quid after all.
I wasnt clear about what the extra money would buy; WD dont appear to
publish a list of SW tools provided with the retail version.

Sage advice, thanks again.

Open you system case: or look in the user guide to see if there are SATA
interface connectors on the mobo.

One needs to configure BIOS [upgrade if you like] to use the SATA device in
an appropriate mode [refer to RAID section of user guides].

If you get a retail drive, you will also score the useful Tools CD that
assists to Initialise, Partition, Format and Clone [or Image] the existing
Hard Drive. It also will have a user manual. A worthwhile item given the
expense and it also make installation and setup a simple thing to accomplish.
You might also be able to get thier Data Lifeguard tools on line, once
installed you will see the following options:

1.VIEW INSTALLATION TUTORIAL - Instructions on how to connect your new hard
drive to the computer.
2.SETUP YOUR HARD DRIVE - Setup a hard drive already connected to your
computer.
3.DRIVE-TO-DRIVE COPY - Copy all the files or a specific folder from one
drive to another.
4.HARD DRIVE INFORMATION - Jumper Settings and other technical information
about your hard drive.

So you can select Option 1, make sure you read and understand what's going
on and when and how and then choose 3.

Your PC should then be able to boot off the SATA drive.

Given that you manage to achieve this, then you can go about reformatting
the old ATA IDE drive and use it for data, backup or whatever.

Hi I have a desktop with an Intel 875P chipset, as far as I can tell this
already has a SATA driver loaded, is this correct?
If so would I be able to install a Western Digital WD740GD 10K Raptor
without a driver upgrade? If so I presume I could buy a cheaper OEM drive
rather than the retail version?
Could I copy the PATA to the SATA, use the SATA as the boot drive and keep
the PATA as a second drive in JBOD configuration?
Sorry I know thats a whole bunch of Q's, if anyone could give advice before
this expensive purchase I'd appreciate it.
Steve.

 

[Guest]

1st,SATA drives have no jumpers,2nd,to use the drive plug into the intel
controller(yes 875 supports SATA and RAID),youll need the drivers on a floppy
to install xp if thats where youre going,intel downloads,chipset,chipset
software,
application accelerator,locate the floppy software(either version is
ok),3rd,forget
wdc software for cloning or mirroring,3rd party software is the only way,if
it
even works,none really do with SATA drives IDE is totally diffrent.Once you
boot to xp cd,press F6 to install drivers,then onward to install xp.

 

[Woody]

The OP made no mention of RAID. If just installing a single non-raid drive,
no need to F6. The 875P supports SATA using the native XP UDMA drivers.

Woody

 

[Woody]

Yes, yes, yes (download and use the drive manufacturers copy software) and
yes.

Woody