Raid 0 with maxtor 6Y16OMO and 6L160MO its ok?

[samtwo]

HI i want your help!!!.I have a maxtor diamondmax 9 6Y160MO (160GB sata150 8mb cache) and today i bought another drive to make a RAID O.But the new drive is diamondmax 10 6L160MO (160GB sata150 8mb cache).What do you think, they will work together?The preformance will be as good as 2X6Y160MO? or i sould try to return the new drive.My mobo is msi865pe neo 2 p sieres.Thank you

DiamondMax 10 (6L160MO)

* Serial ATA/300, Serial ATA/150 and Ultra ATA/133 interfaces
* Native command queuing for enhanced efficiency
* Quiet Drive Technology for acoustics-sensitive applications
* Whisper-quiet fluid dynamic bearing motors
* Maxtor Shock Protection and Data Protection Systems for greater reliability
* RoHS compliant version available
Average Seek (ms) <9.0
Average Latency (ms) 4.17



DiamondMax Plus 9 (6Y160MO)

* Fast ATA/Enhanced IDE Compatible
* Ultra ATA/133 Data Transfer Speed
* Serial ATA version enables transfer speeds up to 150 MB/sec
* 2MB and 8MB Cache Buffer
* Quiet Drive Technology
* 100 % FDB (fluid dynamic bearing) motors
* Maxtor Shock Protection System
* Maxtor Data Protection System
Average Seek (ms) ≤9.3
Average Latency (ms) 4.2

[nev_payne]

Hvae a close look at the controller board for one - I'd say inside the drive there wouldn't be alot telling them apart.Have a look at the cahe chip and the main bridge - if they closely resemble each other or match in terms of model number and make, you shouldn't have a problem. You could always e-mail Maxtor if you have doubts.

[Xaar]

Should be fine.. they will definately work together in raid 0, but theres no harm in running hdtach to see if there's any impact on performance

[plesuvius]

This will be no problem. You are looking at quite a usable combo - I have a couple of the older 160s on an NVRAID 0 and cant complain at all

BTW should you ever wanna swap a new one for old, perhaps we can come to some arrangement!