how do I know if my HD is operating at sata 3.0?

[xringx]

I tried turning on achi or whatever it is and my computer wouldnt boot (cannot find natldsr or some such file)

took much fooling around to get it to boot again. I actually had to plug my sata connector into a differnet port to get it to work.

I am running vista ultimate 64bit, hardware specs below.

Thanks for the help....

 

[notherdude]

I tried turning on achi or whatever it is and my computer wouldnt boot (cannot find natldsr or some such file)

took much fooling around to get it to boot again. I actually had to plug my sata connector into a differnet port to get it to work.

I am running vista ultimate 64bit, hardware specs below.

Thanks for the help....

Did you try simply turning off ahci and putting the SATA controller back on IDE mode? That should have brought back up the OS. Without the proper drivers loaded you cannot run ahci.

The reason it worked by switching sata connectors is likely because RAID and AHCI modes are not supported on all the connectors.

 

[xringx]

To get the computer to boot you mean?? yes, of course. It only worked when I switched to another port on the MB..

Per my manual, all my sata connector are 3.0gb...

 

[Zorg]

If your mobo is SATA 3.0 and your drive is 3.0 then you are running 3.0. Some drives come strapped for 1.5 from the factory, so check your drive to see if you need to remove the strap.

Edit: If you put the SATA port back to IDE then you wouldn't have needed to moved the drive to another SATA port.

 

[xringx]

I did, the hd only had instructions for making jumper connections for 1.5 and scsi

So there isnt any real way to tell?

 

[rallyimprezive]

wow, i didnt even know there was a SATA 3.0

Edit: NM, im drunk and I got confused.

 

[Zorg]

What's the exact model of your drive? I should have asked in my initial post.

 

[Zorg]

wow, i didnt even know there was a SATA 3.0

Edit: NM, im drunk and I got confused.

For anyone else, SATA 3Gb/sec AKA SATAII

 

[xringx]

Great question....

WD 2500KS

It reads in my device manager as
WDC WD2500KS-00MJB0 ATA Device

My other hd, an IDE drive reads
IBM-DJNA-351520 ATA Device

 

[Zorg]

If you use either no jumper or place it on pins 1 & 2 your drive will be set to 3Gb/sec., note red square below. It appears that it comes this way by default. I just put a seagate 7200.10 in a machine and it was defaulted to 1.5GB/sec., that's why I asked.

 

[rallyimprezive]

For anyone else, SATA 3Gb/sec AKA SATAII

Yea thats what got me for a second. Then I sobered up and figured out what he meant.

 

[Zorg]

Yea thats what got me for a second. Then I sobered up and figured out what he meant.

I only posted that because it could be confusing to a sober person that wasn't familiar with the lingo. I say as I open a nice cold Becks.

 

[Conumdrum]

And now I understand even more clearly as I pour another Jack over ice.

 

[Zorg]

Sweet

 

[CompuTronix]

Becks... My Man - the Zorg! Remember; Comp always says... "Life is too short to drink Old Swillwater Ultra Lite Ice in a Can with a piece of fruit stuffed in it"!

 

[Zorg]

If I was down in FLA on the beach I would be drinking all those island rum concoctions. I guess that gets old after awhile. The Becks does have a nice clean taste.

 

[CompuTronix]

... And Becks goes especially well with Flight Simulator - but keep in mind - never talk to the pilot while he's drinking!

 

[Zorg]

At least if you crash you won't spill your brew.

 

[CompuTronix]

That would indeed constitute an extreme party foul. Bruising the beer is not allowed under any circumstances, even while crashing.

 

[Zorg]

Then I have made more than my share of party fouls, and spilling the brew is among the least I'm sure.

I just finished my last Becks, I only had the last four out of the half case. I moved onto Glenfiddich Solera Reserve - neat.

It's getting a little harder to type.

Down but not out. [:zorg]

 

[CompuTronix]

Very fortunately for us, the beer store has more Becks, which is where I'm going, since my last one seems to be indicating a Red Alert - Low Beer Alarm. Also getting a little typer to hard.

 

[Zorg]

I should not be driving. I haven't had a DWI in 15 years, and I don't want one now.

 

[CompuTronix]

Fortunately for me, the beer store is within stumbling distance. Away Mission accomplished. Have Becks, will fly.

 

[Zorg]

Rough life. I just posted that SomeJoe7777 should be the goto guy on UPSs since he answered the online/offline question so well. I say sticky. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/page-247825_28_40.html#t1788967

 

[ZOldDude]

how do I know if my HD is operating at sata 3.0?

No such thing as SATA3 and SATA2 is not an offical standard yet unless things have changed in the past few months.
Sure every MB/HD company -sales- SATA2...but it is not an offical standard.

In any event outside of possibal server hardware no small office or home HD even uses all the bandwith of an ATA100/133 connection.

The -interface connection- (ATA/SATA) is still far faster than the read/write speed of normal HD's.