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smithz4096
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Nov 16, 2005, 05:23 AM
 
Hi techheads,

i am thinking about getting an Serial-ATA PCI-Card (Sonnet Tempo SATA or Seritek 1S2 - both cards are made by seritek) for my Quicksilver G4.

First, the original internal HD's are too noisy. Second, the internal ATA-Bus is limited to 127MB HD. So purchasing a new silent 250 ATA HD wouldn't help.

But the main question for me is: Is it possible to use 1 HD connected to the Serial-ATA exclusively, means NO HDs connectzed to the internal ATA-Bus ?
     
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Nov 16, 2005, 01:11 PM
 
Short answer is yes.

My quicksilver (DP 1Ghz) has two SeriTeks. ATA bus not used.
Avoid older Hitachi SATA drives (250 & 400), they are not compatible with latest Firmtek boards (hotplug ones) (I think)

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Nov 19, 2005, 07:00 AM
 
Thanks!

I just installed my Sonnet Tempo Serial ATA Card (Manufactured by Seritek)...
Now i have to get a 250MB HD - Samsung OR a Seagate, i'm still not sure which is better.
     
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Nov 19, 2005, 05:51 PM
 
Seagate has a 5 year warranty, Samsung doesn't.
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Nov 19, 2005, 08:20 PM
 
Warranties are wonderful when the drive dies. Most people, however, prefer that the drive not die.

That said, when I put a couple of SATA drives in my DA, I went with Maxtors. My opinion of Maxtor's drives manufactured a few years ago is pretty dim, but everything I've read has said that this latest crop is supposed to be significantly better.

I'd have recommended Seagate a year ago, but over this last year I've heard increasing negative experiences with them. Some of the warranty exchange tales are doozies, too!
     
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Nov 20, 2005, 10:12 AM
 
Go for it. I have a 2 Seriteks + 2 SATA Maxtors + 2 WD Raptors in my smurf box, notta problemo

ie....only optical drives on ata bus, no HDD's
Personally I find it hilarious that you have the hots for my gramma. Especially seeins how she is 3x your age, and makes your Brittney-Spears-wannabe 30-something wife look like a rag doll who went thru WWIII with a burning stick of dynamite up her a** :)
     
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Nov 24, 2005, 07:00 AM
 
Finally, I got the a Seagate 250MB SATA and everything runs perfectly!
The drive is very quiet, great. And it's fast too.
Now, I'm hunting down the noisy fans in my machine. The CPU-Fan makes the case vibrate,... grrr..
     
   
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