Hi, my SCSI "15k Seagate Cheetah" is not showing me performance improvements over my SATA Hard Drive. Specs: *WinXP Pro (PC). *Adaptec ASC-29160N PCI Ultra 160 SCSI Controller Card - Adaptec ASC-29160N PCI Ultra 160 SCSI Controller Card - eBay (item 110276634335 end time Aug-10-08 15:41:18 PDT) **************************************************** any ideas why my setup shows no improvement over my SATA? Thanks.
I use the hd_speed.exe to check my drive speeds. and the performance experiance is/feels the same. ***************************************************** PC SPECS: Windows Windows XP5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3 Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.5512 Memory (RAM) 3328 MB CPU Info Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ 2.50GHz CPU Speed 2502.4 MHz Sound card SoundMAX HD Audio Display Adapters NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS | NetMeeting driver | RDPDD Chained DD Monitors 1 Screen Resolution 1152 X 864 - 32 bit Network Network Present Network Adapters Marvell Yukon 88E8056 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller CD / DVD Drives E: TSSTcorpCDDVDW SH-S223F COM Ports NOT Present LPT Ports NOT Present Mouse 7 Button Wheel Mouse Present Hard Disks C: 10.0GB | D: 23.9GB Hard Disks - Free C: 6.0GB | D: 20.1GB USB Controllers 8 host controllers. Firewire (1394) 1 host controllers. PCMCIA (Laptops) Not Installed Manufacturer American Megatrends Inc. Product Make Maximus Formula AC Power Status OnLine BIOS Info AT/AT COMPATIBLE | 04/23/08 | A_M_I_ - 4000823 Time Zone Central Standard Time Battery No Battery Motherboard ASUSTeK Computer INC. Maximus Formula Modem Not detected
I guess ill go stick with Sata or IDE. (Seriously, more space and more quiet) But just in case if anyone has same question please continue as im done with this topic. Thanks.
