Why is SATA drive identified as SCSI?

[Moggy]

I've recently installed a SATA drive off a SIIG SATA/PCI controller. XP
Home identifies both devices as SCSI. The HD is running in Ultra Mode
5. Since I have no previous experience with SCSI, I wonder if there is
anything I should look out for. I intend to partition it in NTFS. (My
mobo is Asus, with VIA chipset.)

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Moggy,

The drive is attached to a controller card which recognizes it (the SATA
drive) for what it is. As far as the system goes, it only sees a controller
card with attached devices. Since it does not directly control the device
(the card does that, hence the name), it just enumerates it as a SCSI
device. To be seen as a SATA device, it would have to be directly connected
to the motherboard with appropriate drivers.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Alex Nichol]

I've recently installed a SATA drive off a SIIG SATA/PCI controller. XP
Home identifies both devices as SCSI. The HD is running in Ultra Mode
5. Since I have no previous experience with SCSI, I wonder if there is
anything I should look out for.

All devices that need an extra layer of drivers get lumped together.
The collection is described as SCSI - as far as I can tell for
historical reasons.

 

[Moggy]

I appreciate the explanation.