I have an HP xw8200 Workstation that’s several years old. It appears to have two SATA1 ports on the motherboard. I need to add a minimum of two more SATA2 ports with a PCI-Express card. I plan on installing four internal hard drives in the system.
My question is if I’m running SATA2 hard drives which will be faster, going with the motherboard (SATA1) or running off the PCI-Express card (SATA2, the card will likely limit the speed to around 140 mbps). If it is indeed the PCI-Express card, should I consider putting all four drivers on the PCI-Express Card and none on the motherboard?
Let me know what input you have as far as the optimal configuration under these circumstances.
My question is if I’m running SATA2 hard drives which will be faster, going with the motherboard (SATA1) or running off the PCI-Express card (SATA2, the card will likely limit the speed to around 140 mbps). If it is indeed the PCI-Express card, should I consider putting all four drivers on the PCI-Express Card and none on the motherboard?
Let me know what input you have as far as the optimal configuration under these circumstances.