Configuration: Simple, As Always
Configuring IDE drives takes only a matter of seconds. You only have to specify the drive to run as the master (first drive attached to an IDE channel) or as the slave (second drive). Since only two drives can be installed per channel, there is no other option. Some drives, like the Western Digital models, also have a jumper setting that has to be used for single drive configuration (master without a slave).
Test Setup
| Test System | |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Pentium 4, 2 GHz |
| Motherboard | MSI 845 Ultra, i845 |
| RAM | 256 MB DDR-SDRAM, CL2,Corsair Microsystems |
| IDE-Controller | i815 UltraDMA/100 Controller (ICH2 / 82801BA) |
| Graphics Card | nVIDIA GeForce3 Ti200,32 MB DDR |
| Network Adapter | 3COM 905TX PCI 100 MBit |
| Operating System | Windows 2000 Pro 5.00.2195 SP2 + SRP1 |
| Benchmarks and Measurements | |
| Office Applications Benchmark | ZD WinBench 99 - Business Disk Winmark 2.0 |
| Highend Applications Benchmark | ZD WinBench 99 - High-End Disk Winmark 2.0 |
| Low Level Benchmarks | HD Tach 2.61 |
| Performance Tests | HD Tach 2.61 |
| Settings and Drivers | |
| Graphics Drivers | nVIDIA Detonator 4 (23.11) |
| IDE Drivers | Intel Bus Master DMA Driver 6.2 |
| DirectX Version | 8.1 |
| Screen Resolution | 1024x768, 16 Bit, 85 Hz Refresh |