New Raptor not running at 10k?

[Icewave]

Ok I got my first RAPTOR drive after years of waiting. I am running a MSI K8N Neo2 motherboard with the Nforce 3 ultra chipset. My motherboards manual says it runs at 150 mb/s but nothing about it running a 10k drive. I was told it may be running at 7500 rpm not the 10k unless I get a 10k sata card. Is that correct?


Icewave

 

[TheMaster]

You win dumbest post award :trophy:


The 7k rpm is the standard for most HDs, raptors just spin faster which produce lower latencies.
Your manual doesn't state 10k because most 10k drives are SCSI.

Rest assured your Raptor won't slow down to 7k.
Slap your friend who told you to get a "10k sata card".
Its called SCSI or "scuzi" and NO you don't need it for a Raptor.

 

[allhell]

& your post does not do much to help.

Here we go!!!!

HDs for pcs spin at many different speeds depending on what they were designed for.

Most laptops for a long time would spin @ 4200rpm primarily to conserve battery time & they would also go into hibernation most times .
They can now be had @ 5400rpm & 7200rpm for laptops.

Most desktop pc hds spin at 7200 rpm now. 5400rpm was very popular for a long time.

Enterprise design hds will usually spin @ 10,000rpm (sata or scsi) or 15,000 rpm (scsi only)

Now the 150mb/sec figure you are talking about relates to the sata drive interface/controller speed & has nothing to do with the 10,000rpm hd motor speed

IDE interfaces top out at 133, scsi equivalent is 160.

The 15,000rpm scsi drives can deliver a max of 320mb/s & they cost a lot more than your raptor.

SO NOW!!! just attach your hd & enjoy the additional speed,,, if you notice it.