SATA HDD only works with SATA to eSATA cable?
 

I have a 750 GB sata 3.0 HDD which i'm trying to connect to a sata RAID
card or motherboard. I've connected my hard drive using an sata cable
to both my motherboard and my raid card. When i try either this
prevents windows froms starting. The motherboard sata is 3.0gb/s, the
raid card is 1.5gb/s. I've tried all jumper settings and made sure all
cables are working. I have another sata drive that works with
everything. The hdd that works is a samsung, the hdd that doesn't is a
western digital recertified.

I have an sata enclosure which has its own powersupply and a sata to
esata cable. My hdd above only works when i put the hdd in the
enclosure and connect the sata to esata to the motherboard. The
enclosure does not work with the raid card.

Any ideas?


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dbacs

SATA HDD only works with SATA to eSATA cable?
 

I suspect the problem is with the "certificated drive" since all that
normally means is that the drive passed some basic acceptance tests and the
company never found out why the drive was returned as an RMA in the first
place. It is also important to note that some WD drives are designed only
for large RAID 5 configurations and may not work properly in non Raid or
small raid configurations since they spin down to save power after short
periods of time.

"dbacs" wrote in message
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I have a 750 GB sata 3.0 HDD which i'm trying to connect to a sata RAID
card or motherboard. I've connected my hard drive using an sata cable
to both my motherboard and my raid card. When i try either this
prevents windows froms starting. The motherboard sata is 3.0gb/s, the
raid card is 1.5gb/s. I've tried all jumper settings and made sure all
cables are working. I have another sata drive that works with
everything. The hdd that works is a samsung, the hdd that doesn't is a
western digital recertified.

I have an sata enclosure which has its own powersupply and a sata to
esata cable. My hdd above only works when i put the hdd in the
enclosure and connect the sata to esata to the motherboard. The
enclosure does not work with the raid card.

Any ideas?


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dbacs

SATA HDD only works with SATA to eSATA cable?
 

Ok thanks.

For the large RAID configs what are we talking about there,
specifically? How many drives?

My RAID card can support 4, 1.5 TB drives at SATA 1.5gb/s. I have 3
hdd's attached already for RAID config. 2 160gb's and 1 450gb, all SATA
1.5's.

I think its the "recertified" also, but that wouldn't solve the fact
that it runs fine on an eSata to Sata cable and enclosure. Unless the
drive is underpowered from the mother board, and plugging it into the
externally powered enclosure gives it more juice?


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dbacs

SATA HDD only works with SATA to eSATA cable?
 

A large Raid 5 configuration to me means a 5 or 6 drive Raid 5
configuration which is common in business data centers.

"dbacs" wrote in message
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Ok thanks.

For the large RAID configs what are we talking about there,
specifically? How many drives?

My RAID card can support 4, 1.5 TB drives at SATA 1.5gb/s. I have 3
hdd's attached already for RAID config. 2 160gb's and 1 450gb, all SATA
1.5's.

I think its the "recertified" also, but that wouldn't solve the fact
that it runs fine on an eSata to Sata cable and enclosure. Unless the
drive is underpowered from the mother board, and plugging it into the
externally powered enclosure gives it more juice?


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dbacs

SATA HDD only works with SATA to eSATA cable?
 

The only jumper's that *maybe* on a sata drive are to force sata 1.5
'recertified' sounds to me like the drive has been returned under warranty &
no fault was found, I've never seen that from the actuall HD manufacturer,
more likely a suppliers designation.

"dbacs" wrote in message
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Ok thanks.

For the large RAID configs what are we talking about there,
specifically? How many drives?

My RAID card can support 4, 1.5 TB drives at SATA 1.5gb/s. I have 3
hdd's attached already for RAID config. 2 160gb's and 1 450gb, all SATA
1.5's.

I think its the "recertified" also, but that wouldn't solve the fact
that it runs fine on an eSata to Sata cable and enclosure. Unless the
drive is underpowered from the mother board, and plugging it into the
externally powered enclosure gives it more juice?


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dbacs

SATA HDD only works with SATA to eSATA cable?
 

Yes i was hoping the jumper set to 1.5 would have helped, as my RAID
card is 1.5 sata, but it did not.

Interestingly enough the western digital website has a fast and handy
RMA page. They even allow you to get the new drive in advance, before
you actually return the faulty drive. Seems to me they must use this
alot! :huh:

This is actually my second WD HDD 750 gb sata drive. I've already
RMA'd one. I will probably end up RMA'ing this one and selling it to
someone who has XP, because it worked fine in XP (which makes no sense
to me at all).

What's the best setup for a 4 drive RAID with smallest drive being
160gb?

Thanks.


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dbacs