WytchDokta 6 Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 The HD and optical drive in my new rig build are S-ATA/S-ATA II. While following a rig building tutorial so I could figure what cables go where, I noticed a few things. This lead to the following questions: (1) The optical drive which I've installed has no pins for a jumper on the back. Do S-ATA drives use jumpers to distinguish between primaries/masters?Note (a): I only intend to have one HD & one optical drive in this new rig. Note (b): I'm a little confused as the HD does have the pins for a jumper on the back, however, it was not supplied with a jumper (OK, so I bought it OEM, but I think that went too far by them not even supplying the jumper). (2) How do I set the primary/slave with S-ATA drives? (3a) My PSU is fully modular. Where the S-ATA power lead plugs into the PSU, it has a 4 pin and a 2 pin plug on the same end. If I plug the 4 pin in to the PSU, the cable channeling off for the 2 pin is too short for it to also plug into the 2 pin socket at the same time. Am I supposed to plug both the 2 pin and 4 pin plug into the sockets? (3b) If not, which do I need to plug in (2pin or 4 pin?)(3c) Why is there a 2 pin & a 4 pin socket on my PSU and what are their significances? (4) Can I connect up both the optical drive and the HD to the same S-ATA power lead that plugs into the PSU?Note (a): It has two S-ATA power connectors on the lead. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
buttercupp 0 Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 It is not necessary to set any jumpers, terminators, or other settings on this drive for proper operation. The jumper block adjacent to the SATA interface connector on SATA 150MB/s drives is for factory use only. The jumper block adjacent to the SATA interface connector on SATA 300MB/s drives can be used to force the drive into SATA 150MB/s mode for use with older SATA controllers that only work with SATA 150MB/s drives. With a Serial ATA interface, each disk drive has its own cable that connects directly to a Serial ATA host adapter or a Serial ATA port on your motherboard. Unlike Parallel ATA, there is no master-slave relationship between drives that use a Serial ATA interface. More info here: http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?loca...000dd04090aRCRD http://www.pcuser.com.au/pcuser/hs2.nsf/lo...A257132000A31A9 Not sure about your power questions...maybe this will shed some light. You could share that power lead with both drives, but I like to do them separate when there's enough power leads: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA#Ca..._and_connectors Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WytchDokta 6 Posted October 7, 2007 Author Share Posted October 7, 2007 You could share that power lead with both drives, but I like to do them separate when there's enough power leads: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA#Ca..._and_connectors Figures, but then I need more cable ties. Plugging everything in is one thing, but tidying up all the cables is a whole other story. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cpl Ledanek 247 Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 You could share that power lead with both drives, but I like to do them separate when there's enough power leads: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA#Ca..._and_connectors Figures, but then I need more cable ties. Plugging everything in is one thing, but tidying up all the cables is a whole other story. Got your back I've been pouring myself into researching these things lately Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WytchDokta 6 Posted October 7, 2007 Author Share Posted October 7, 2007 Well, the past 2 days the new rig hasn't attacked me - the first day modding it saw me come away with small cuts over my fingers on both hands. I plan to have her up & running Monday night. I just basically need to attach some more cables now and add the cable management, then I'll be ready to install Windows. Then I'll be able to get back to my long lost love, DoW - poor girl got lost in transition when my graphics card died. If i'd of known all this about the S-ATA drives back when I ordered the rig, I wouldn't have needed to order the IDE leads Quote Link to post Share on other sites
buttercupp 0 Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Yeah, I'm a bit lazy when it comes to cable minding. Do enough of that at work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WytchDokta 6 Posted October 8, 2007 Author Share Posted October 8, 2007 Well, tonight will see the moment of truth. Tonight will come the time to get this rig & running. There probably won't be much time for gaming though, I'll have to install all drivers etc first, but before that, I need to finish attaching all the cables. I also have to build a custom filter for my 230mm fan, as there are currently no filters in that size. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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