Prob: How to install multipel S-ATA drives

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Diver_Doc

Greetings!

I am new to this S-ATA stuff.

Running an ASUS P5LD2-VM. Two S-ATA sockets on MB - one labelled S-ATA
1-3 and the other labelled S-ATA 2-4.

I installed a single S-ATA drive (my bootable XPdrive), and plugged it
into the 1-3 SATA socket and it was recognised as Third Primary
Master.

1. Why the Third?

How do I get it to be recognised as FIRST Master?

2. I should be able to install four S-ATA drives on this MB - how do I
do that? Do I need a "splitter" of some kind to install more than two
S-ATA drives?

Thanks!

Doc
 
Diver_Doc said:
I am new to this S-ATA stuff.
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Running an ASUS P5LD2-VM. Two S-ATA sockets on MB
- one labelled S-ATA 1-3 and the other labelled S-ATA 2-4.
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Not sure where this is coming from, there are 4 SATA connectors
on that motherboard, labelled SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4
I installed a single S-ATA drive (my bootable XPdrive), and plugged it into
the 1-3 SATA socket and it was recognised as Third Primary Master.
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1. Why the Third?
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Likely you actually plugged it into SATA3
How do I get it to be recognised as FIRST Master?
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Plug it into SATA1
2. I should be able to install four S-ATA drives on this MB
Yes.

- how do I do that?
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Plug each one into its own connector.
Do I need a "splitter" of some kind to install more than two S-ATA drives?
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Nope, there are 4 sockets on that motherboard.
 
Diver_Doc said:
Greetings!

I am new to this S-ATA stuff.

Running an ASUS P5LD2-VM. Two S-ATA sockets on MB - one labelled S-ATA
1-3 and the other labelled S-ATA 2-4.

I installed a single S-ATA drive (my bootable XPdrive), and plugged it
into the 1-3 SATA socket and it was recognised as Third Primary
Master.

1. Why the Third?
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Because you have plugged it there. Plug it closer to PCI_EIDE connector on
the side of MB.
Ever bothered with manual?
How do I get it to be recognised as FIRST Master?
Click to expand...

Answer above.
2. I should be able to install four S-ATA drives on this MB - how do I
do that? Do I need a "splitter" of some kind to install more than two
S-ATA drives?
Click to expand...

RTFM.
There is no splitter for SATA data cables!
 
I've only installed two SATA drives in each of my systems, one has
Gigabyte motherboard, the other an ASUS. in both, the IDE Master an
Slave on each of the two IDE ports are "found" by the BIOS before th
SATA drives

In the BIOS, you can select which drive will be used as the BOO
drive

In some cases, when installing Windows you may need to create a flopp
with drivers for the SATA drive(s) that is read during the preparatio
process to install Windows

The SATA drives are noticeably faster during install, and defragging
and most everything else

Ha
 
Because you have plugged it there. Plug it closer to PCI_EIDE connector on
the side of MB.
Ever bothered with manual?


Answer above.


RTFM.
There is no splitter for SATA data cables!
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I have RTFM'd so many times the pages are dog eared but I have now
solved my problem.

Seems that there ARE four connectors - 2 red and 2 black.

For reasons only known to God, I just *did not see* the two BLACK
connectors - call it aging?

Thanks, Pete

Doc
 
I've only installed two SATA drives in each of my systems, one has a
Gigabyte motherboard, the other an ASUS. in both, the IDE Master and
Slave on each of the two IDE ports are "found" by the BIOS before the
SATA drives.
Click to expand...

Hal:

Got my problem re: multiple SATA drives installed, thanks, see above.

Doc (embarrassed)
 
Diver_Doc said:
I have RTFM'd so many times the pages are dog eared
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but I have now solved my problem.
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You can now read? Congratulations.
Seems that there ARE four connectors - 2 red and 2 black.
Click to expand...

Shock horror, the MoBo actually comes with what is in it's specifications?
That should be forbidden.
For reasons only known to God, I just *did not see* the two BLACK
connectors - call it aging?
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And give older people a bad name?
 
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