Larry, SATA is only the interface and the drive mechanics are exactly the same as a standard ATA or SCSI drive. That's not to say that SCSI is not faster. The mechanicals in a SCSI drive are usually faster but these are also more expensive, commercial drives.
You will get a performance boost because cache reads will be much faster. Hopefully your new drive also has a 16 MB cache which will also help with performance. Also, you need to look at the drive jumper settings. Some of the SATA/300 drives ship pre-jumpered for the SATA/150 standard. The heat issue from some newer drives comes from the continuous push for performance. Decreasing seek time (increasing head travel speed) and increasing platter RPM all add up to more heat being generated by the drive motor, the linear head motor and the drive circuitry. In other words, the same mechanics behind any interface causes the same issue. SCSI drives get hot too and for the same reason. But commercial SCSI drive bays are designed with plenty of air circulation and the heat is pulled away. This is one reason most servers have the drives mounted out front & room air is pulled past the drives on the way through the case. The other reason is to give the ability to hot swap a drive. Problems occur when you install higher performing drives in a desktop because they usually sit behind the front cover where there is poor air circulation. And it does not help that some cases pull their CPU cooling air in from the side cover, making up for all of the air being pulled out of the case by the power supply and completely eliminating any airflow through the front cover. But the solution is really simple. Most if not all good cases come with mounting holes in the front for a fan and you just need to mount a fan there, pointing to the drives. Pull the front cover off your box & I suspect that you will find 4 small mounting holes punched in the front sheet metal. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of LarryT Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 7:16 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again Thx Tom, I presently have 2 HDs in my desktop - last time I opend the sace I saw the Mobo has power/data cables for a SATA drive - which makes adding another HD easier since the mobo supports SATA. I bought a 350gb SATA for a external encl for less than $60 recently - I may do something similar in my desktop. FOrtunately my desktop has lots of cooling fans - 3 IIRC - 4 counting the one on the processor. (2 in the PS, 1 in the back of the cab) so I hope heat will not be a problem. My PS is "Smart" in that it monitors the temp and changes the speed of the fan when needed. Any downside to a SATA? Does it have slower seek speed, for instance? Thx for the info - appreciate it -- Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Hargrave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 8:02 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again > SATA is a different interface but they support 100% of the ATA command > set. > And because they use a different interface, you will not be able to plug > one > into a ATA drive cable. > > But you can buy a SATA card & cable if you are looking for a data drive. > Look for a drive that supports the SATA 2 (SATA/300) standard with a 16 MB > cache for best performance. > > Thanks, > Tom Hargrave > www.kegkits.com > 256-656-1924 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of LarryT > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 6:40 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again > > Is it a problem using a SATA HD as a slave to a ATA HDs -- trying to > understand the difference between the 2 although I have gone to a computer > glossary - it won;t tell me what it is/is not compatible with. Presently > I'm using a 350 GB SATA as a external data storage drive for my laptop -- > works great although it puts out a lot of heat. > > Any comments? > > Thx -- > > Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) > www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts > Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil > PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net > Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs > . > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "LWB250" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 8:05 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, computers again > > >>I typically recommend Dell to any consumers that ask >> me about computers. Mainly because it's highly >> unlikely they will care about upgrading, and Dell's >> customer support is still waayyy up the charts >> compared to anyone else. >> >> For $1000 you can get a really nice Dell configured >> the way you want it. As far as major component >> standardization, like motherboards, if that's a >> concern for the future, you have no business buying a >> consumer machine. >> >> I would caution the average computer user to stay away >> from enterprise grade stuff, like older servers. >> They're large, consume massive amounts of power, and >> aren't always easily upgradable if, for example, you >> need an extra hard drive sled for that RAID array. >> Memory is often weird, as well (the Dell 220/2400 >> series is a good example of that.) >> >> We still have boatloads of Compaq servers running in >> the school district, and while they are truly >> workhorses that just churn away day after day with >> minimal attention, they're no the sort of box I would >> want next to my desk at home. >> >> And Tom - if I had $10 for every Dell 2200/2400 I >> retired in the last year, I would have a nice load of >> cash. These used to be our standard for member >> servers at our sites, but have been getting replaced >> with HP Prolineant ML150s and blade servers. Blades >> are slowly taking the place of most of our enterprise >> level stuff. >> >> MacDan >> >> >> -- Tom Hargrave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> All depends on what you are going to use the system >>> for. >>> >>> I always buy Dell mid grade machines loaded with XP >>> Pro for my clients. I >>> know that there is a lot of anti-Dell sentiment our >>> there but of the 100s I >>> have turned on, I've had one DOA and no failures >>> during the first year. At >>> least none that were not operator error! I have had >>> issues with RAM & drives >>> later but these can't be blamed on dell. They are >>> using the same plug-in >>> parts as everyone else. >>> >>> As far as servers go, I buy Dell or HP. But these >>> are true servers, not >>> desktop machines running server software. They are a >>> different class of >>> machine, ultra reliable & very fast. >> >> >> >> >> > ____________________________________________________________________________ > ________ >> Looking for last minute shopping deals? >> Find them fast with Yahoo! 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