S sarus345 Reputable Mar 9, 2014 27 0 4,530 Mar 13, 2014 #1 Hey guys, so here is my SATA ports for the ASUS Z87 Plus motherboard. "http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq306/owikh84/Z87-PL..." My question is, where do I plug in the hard drive SATA and where do I plug in the Optical drive SATA?
Hey guys, so here is my SATA ports for the ASUS Z87 Plus motherboard. "http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq306/owikh84/Z87-PL..." My question is, where do I plug in the hard drive SATA and where do I plug in the Optical drive SATA?
Solution Someone Somewhere Mar 13, 2014 HDD is hard drive. Doesn't matter though, and makes no difference so long as it's a yellow one. Black ones are off a third-party controller, and have longer latency. Pick any, and it will be fine.
HDD is hard drive. Doesn't matter though, and makes no difference so long as it's a yellow one. Black ones are off a third-party controller, and have longer latency. Pick any, and it will be fine.
Someone Somewhere Titan Sep 23, 2012 22,291 8 84,965 Mar 13, 2014 #2 Can't see the image. It's customary to put the faster/earlier drives in the lower numbered ports (so HDD in #1, ODD in #2), but it really doesn't make a difference. Upvote 0 Downvote
Can't see the image. It's customary to put the faster/earlier drives in the lower numbered ports (so HDD in #1, ODD in #2), but it really doesn't make a difference.
S sarus345 Reputable Mar 9, 2014 27 0 4,530 Mar 13, 2014 #3 Someone Somewhere : Can't see the image. It's customary to put the faster/earlier drives in the lower numbered ports (so HDD in #1, ODD in #2), but it really doesn't make a difference. Sorry about that. Here "http://content.hwigroup.net/images/products/xl/186855/5/asus_z87plus.jpg" So where do I place it? Upvote 0 Downvote
Someone Somewhere : Can't see the image. It's customary to put the faster/earlier drives in the lower numbered ports (so HDD in #1, ODD in #2), but it really doesn't make a difference. Sorry about that. Here "http://content.hwigroup.net/images/products/xl/186855/5/asus_z87plus.jpg" So where do I place it?
Someone Somewhere Titan Sep 23, 2012 22,291 8 84,965 Mar 13, 2014 #4 Ah. Any of the yellow ones, starting from the end closest to the RAM. Upvote 0 Downvote
S sarus345 Reputable Mar 9, 2014 27 0 4,530 Mar 13, 2014 #5 Someone Somewhere : Ah. Any of the yellow ones, starting from the end closest to the RAM. The yellow end that is close to the rams right? (First Yellow?) Upvote 0 Downvote
Someone Somewhere : Ah. Any of the yellow ones, starting from the end closest to the RAM. The yellow end that is close to the rams right? (First Yellow?)
S sarus345 Reputable Mar 9, 2014 27 0 4,530 Mar 13, 2014 #6 Someone Somewhere : Ah. Any of the yellow ones, starting from the end closest to the RAM. Oh and for the second SATA which is the hard drive, I do the second closest one right? Upvote 0 Downvote
Someone Somewhere : Ah. Any of the yellow ones, starting from the end closest to the RAM. Oh and for the second SATA which is the hard drive, I do the second closest one right?
Someone Somewhere Titan Sep 23, 2012 22,291 8 84,965 Mar 13, 2014 Solution #7 HDD is hard drive. Doesn't matter though, and makes no difference so long as it's a yellow one. Black ones are off a third-party controller, and have longer latency. Pick any, and it will be fine. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
HDD is hard drive. Doesn't matter though, and makes no difference so long as it's a yellow one. Black ones are off a third-party controller, and have longer latency. Pick any, and it will be fine.