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Hello all,
I will be purchasing the Intel D865PERL mainboard within the next month or
so for a new build. I have also been pondering the idea of going completely
SATA in regard to hard drives. Unfortunately, I've been seeing reports
of people using various mainboards and encountering "odd" problems.
One of these problems is a poor physical connection between the SATA cable
and the mainboard and drive interface. Some have even reported such loose
connections that it takes absolutely no effort to pull the cable off of the
pins on the mainboard. Is this a valid concern?
Secondly, others have reported that the actual pins on their mainboards have
actually -come off-, which is actually rather funny. Heh. But in all
seriousness, is this just a fluke based on a defective mainboard, or have
others actually had this type of issue?
Finally, one of the primary reasons for going SATA is the size of the cable
itself, and the hope that it would improve cooling. Is there any validity
to this?
Thank you for your time,
John.
Hello all,
I will be purchasing the Intel D865PERL mainboard within the next month or
so for a new build. I have also been pondering the idea of going completely
SATA in regard to hard drives. Unfortunately, I've been seeing reports
of people using various mainboards and encountering "odd" problems.
One of these problems is a poor physical connection between the SATA cable
and the mainboard and drive interface. Some have even reported such loose
connections that it takes absolutely no effort to pull the cable off of the
pins on the mainboard. Is this a valid concern?
Secondly, others have reported that the actual pins on their mainboards have
actually -come off-, which is actually rather funny. Heh. But in all
seriousness, is this just a fluke based on a defective mainboard, or have
others actually had this type of issue?
Finally, one of the primary reasons for going SATA is the size of the cable
itself, and the hope that it would improve cooling. Is there any validity
to this?
Thank you for your time,
John.