Keep hard drives on the same channel?

**[email protected]** · December 24th 06, 03:19 PM posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell

I've got 6 SATA connectors on my 9200 mobo, is there any performance
hit if I had my 2 hard drives at SATA0 and, say SATA3, instead of at 0
& 1?

**RussellS** · December 24th 06, 03:31 PM posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell

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I've got 6 SATA connectors on my 9200 mobo, is there any performance
hit if I had my 2 hard drives at SATA0 and, say SATA3, instead of at 0
& 1?

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No, none. The good thing about SATA is that you don't have to worry about
master/slave settings and performance hits due to unoptimized drive
positioning on the controller.

Russell
http://tastycomputers.com

**Barry Watzman** · December 24th 06, 03:49 PM posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell

There might be a significant difference if the motherboard has multiple
SATA controllers and some of those 6 connectors are for the two
different controllers.

wrote:
I've got 6 SATA connectors on my 9200 mobo, is there any performance
hit if I had my 2 hard drives at SATA0 and, say SATA3, instead of at 0
& 1?

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