Sata 300

[Volken]

Is it strange that I see 2 SATA drives in system details as SCSI drives? (Win XP sp2)

I have just made fresh new system and same fresh new machine.

Never used SATA drives before so I ask this.

I do have SCSI Adaptec card inside machine but this is recognized under SCSI adapters.

Will after I update all MBO drivers with Win XP (SP2) system then recognize them as SATA drives
or this is just default (SCSI) name OS is describing this drives.

I mean, I have no functional problems because of this (at least not for now) but since I have no experience with SATA just wonder is this normal?

[Stoo]

yup

[Steve]

The IDE interface was originally based on SCSI, I believe, so there is a fine line between them.

My SATA controller is detected as a SCSI device, but the drives are under "Disk drives" and are part of an Array, so it's actually the array drive it displays.

[Volken]

Thanks guys,

The real reason I ask this is because I have received message while running ATI AIW performance test.

that my SATA (SCSI) drives are not DMA capable?

Is this because they optimize on Intel chipsets or what?

[Steve]

Mine are running UMDA mode 6 - but the only place that reports that is my special SATA monitoring program that came with the SATA driver.

[Volken]

Mine are running UMDA mode 6 - but the only place that reports that is my special SATA monitoring program that came with the SATA driver.

Been there, done that.

Tried and tested.

Since I despise XP i will go back to my reliable W2000pro
I just hope this will work....because I can't get even TV picture....just black screen

[Nemeliza]

my IDE RAID card comes up under SCSI device.