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    My WD Raptor only runs at UDMA 33!

    Thanks dudes. Does this sound like a good bet? http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=97663 Just a quick question: if I'm booting from the sata drive which is connected via PCI, what do I select in the bios as the first boot device? To my memory there is no option for...
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    My WD Raptor only runs at UDMA 33!

    Nope, I wasn't having the problem before- so it seems that I'll have to buy a new card, as opposed to something simpler like updating the bios. Ah well. I've had a quick browse for SATA controllers, and some of them are fairly cheap which leads to an obvious question- if they allow you to use a...
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    My WD Raptor only runs at UDMA 33!

    Hey, thanks for the replys. So how does a controller card work; is it something which connects via a PCI slot? And about using an 80-conductor ribbon..when I boot, it says 'no 80 conductor cable installed' - although there is no cable at all because the adapter slots directly into the IDE...
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    My WD Raptor only runs at UDMA 33!

    Yo, I recently bought a 74G WD Raptor 'cos I'd heard good things. I have a VIA KT400, chaintech apogee deluxe mainboard which doesn't support SATA, so I bought an adpater from Manhattan which allows me to connect SATA drives to PATA boards...however, its only connected at UDMA 33 instead of...
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