Is WD going to work with other HDD?

hivebattleii · Aug 22, 2008, 05:02 AM

Im thinking of getting

WD Raptor ( SATA 3.0G 300GB 10000 RPM )
WD Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS ( SATA 3.0G 500GB 10000 RPM )

If I use two of those, will WD Raptor still perform at its original speed
or will it slow down to work at WD SATA 500gb's speed?

From What I heard, computer usually work at the speed of its slowest device ( which is hard drive ).

So If I use both hard drive, will both work at their OWN speed?
or will WD Raptor slow down to work at the WD caviar's speed?

suraswami · Aug 22, 2008, 05:05 AM

That only applies if you club them in RAID. I guess you are not doing that, so both will perform at its max speed always, neither will slow down or step up in speed.

Pinchy · Aug 22, 2008, 05:26 AM

Yep the Raptor will keep its speed and the second drive will run at its own speed.

Normally the things that downclock to run at the same speed are graphics cards, RAM, or hard drives IN a RAID array (as stated above).

hivebattleii · Aug 22, 2008, 05:45 AM

Thanks for the info.
One more question. What if the other hdd im using is SATA 1.5G instead of SATA 3.0G?

So lets say I have raptor SATA 3.0G and caviar SATA 1.5G.
Now will WD Raptor 3.0G still run at its own speed despite the fact that Caviar SATA 1.5 G is connected to the computer?

Pinchy · Aug 22, 2008, 07:42 AM

Yep they will both run at their own speed (one at 3, one at 1.5).

But, SATA II (3G) doesnt make a difference anyway for a single hard drive (as currently, no hard drive goes faster than 1.5G).

tkpenalty · Aug 22, 2008, 07:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hivebattleii

Im thinking of getting

WD Raptor ( SATA 3.0G 300GB 10000 RPM )
WD Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS ( SATA 3.0G 500GB 10000 RPM )

If I use two of those, will WD Raptor still perform at its original speed
or will it slow down to work at WD SATA 500gb's speed?

From What I heard, computer usually work at the speed of its slowest device ( which is hard drive ).

So If I use both hard drive, will both work at their OWN speed?
or will WD Raptor slow down to work at the WD caviar's speed?

You mean performance. In some ways yes, if you decide to use the caviar as your main drive instead of the raptor.

Pinchy · Aug 22, 2008, 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tkpenalty

You mean performance. In some ways yes, if you decide to use the caviar as your main drive instead of the raptor.

Lol he just wants to know if the Raptor will run at the same speed as his caviar

Aug 22, 2008, 05:02 AM	#1
hivebattleii Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 31 (0.02/day) Thanks: 15 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Is WD going to work with other HDD? Im thinking of getting WD Raptor ( SATA 3.0G 300GB 10000 RPM ) WD Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS ( SATA 3.0G 500GB 10000 RPM ) If I use two of those, will WD Raptor still perform at its original speed or will it slow down to work at WD SATA 500gb's speed? From What I heard, computer usually work at the speed of its slowest device ( which is hard drive ). So If I use both hard drive, will both work at their OWN speed? or will WD Raptor slow down to work at the WD caviar's speed?

Aug 22, 2008, 05:05 AM	#2
suraswami Eligible for custom title Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 5,140 (1.73/day) Thanks: 849 Thanked 601 Times in 532 Posts System Specs	That only applies if you club them in RAID. I guess you are not doing that, so both will perform at its max speed always, neither will slow down or step up in speed. __________________ 2 Servers Multiple VMs including WHS on VM, capacity 3.5 TB HDD Family Machine - W7 Ultimate 64bit, ECS 780G, Phenom II X3 720BE @ 3.1Ghz- 1.38V, 4GB DDR2 800 ram, Sapphire 4670 512MB, 600W Ultra X pro, Xigmatek HDT-S1283 "Oh please, the only thing more resilient than an Indian is a cockroach. Not even nukes can stop their immune systems" - TheMailMan78

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Aug 22, 2008, 05:26 AM	#3
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Aug 22, 2008, 05:45 AM	#4
hivebattleii Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 31 (0.02/day) Thanks: 15 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for the info. One more question. What if the other hdd im using is SATA 1.5G instead of SATA 3.0G? So lets say I have raptor SATA 3.0G and caviar SATA 1.5G. Now will WD Raptor 3.0G still run at its own speed despite the fact that Caviar SATA 1.5 G is connected to the computer?

Aug 22, 2008, 07:42 AM	#5
Pinchy Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 4,650 (1.80/day) Thanks: 302 Thanked 360 Times in 344 Posts System Specs	Yep they will both run at their own speed (one at 3, one at 1.5). But, SATA II (3G) doesnt make a difference anyway for a single hard drive (as currently, no hard drive goes faster than 1.5G). __________________ mATX rig: TT Lanbox Lite, GA-G33M-DS2R, q9300, 4GB G.Skill Pi PC8000, 2x640GB Samsung F1's in RAID 0, LG 20x DVD+/RW, HIS IceQ HD4670 512MB, Gigabyte G-Power PRO, TT 450W TR2 RX Modular PSU HTPC: i-Cute iBox, GA-MA780GM-S2H, 4850e, 2GB G.Skill PC6400, 1x640GB WD SE16, Onboard HD3200, D-link XtremeN PCIe, Leadtek WinFast DVR3100 H Tuner, 450W Vantec PSU Server: Custom made case, EPIA Mini-ITX mobo, 1GHz VIA, 1GB PC2700 SO-DIMM, 1TB WD, Gigabit PCI LAN card, 60W 12V AC adapter

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