epicvengeance Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Which one would be best for a new osx build? Would it really matter? Comparing Sata 1.5 and IDE Standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtopman Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 IDE is old and will probably die soon. Apple no longer sells anything with IDE drives in them anymore. All intel machines have sata drives, so I have no idea why 10.6 supports IDE The first sentence means that IDE drives will get hard to find and be expensive, the second and third indicating possible compatibility issues in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epicvengeance Posted June 5, 2010 Author Share Posted June 5, 2010 How about the performance? Will there be a huge difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerkex'd Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 That depends on what you plan to do with it. For everyday light use you're not likely to see any difference. My P4 hack runs 10.5.8 off of a PATA drive and it boots faster than my C2D hack which uses SATA drives. I'm not sure if that has anything to do with hard drive performance though. IMO you should go with SATA primarily because of compatibility, not because of performance. PATA can be a pain in the ass, especially during installation. Google, or type "Still Waiting For Root Device" in the search box to see what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verdant Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 @ epicvengeance Just be aware that with a non-AHCI compliant nForce chipset MOBO, a PATA (IDE) DVDRW is recommended if you want to read/write CDs and DVDs.........this is because the current AppleNforce kexts do not handle SATA DVDRWs properly........however, SATA HDDs are fine......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epicvengeance Posted June 6, 2010 Author Share Posted June 6, 2010 Thanks for he response guys, I guess I will go with sata. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apple_core Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 @ epicvengeance Just be aware that with a non-AHCI compliant nForce chipset MOBO, a PATA (IDE) DVDRW is recommended if you want to read/write CDs and DVDs.........this is because the current AppleNforce kexts do not handle SATA DVDRWs properly........however, SATA HDDs are fine......... Which mobo manufacturers use nForce chipsets? Maybe I should re-ask my question: Will I be having troubles with a SATA DVD drive and a Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 motherboard? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerkex'd Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Which mobo manufacturers use nForce chipsets? All of them. Will I be having troubles with a SATA DVD drive and a Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 motherboard? That board probably uses the ICH10 controller which is supported, so it should work. Don't forget to enable AHCI for your SATA controller in the BIOS and make sure the DVD drive is actually connected to the ICH10 and not some other SATA controller, some boards have more than one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epicvengeance Posted June 6, 2010 Author Share Posted June 6, 2010 @verdant Would I be okay if I got a sata DVD burner with gigabyte G41M-ES2L? It has only 1 IDE port, and 4 sata. I was going to use a IDE hdd to backup my primary sata. Leaving me with only 3 sata ports to work with. The drive in mind would be the 19.99 one on newegg.com (sony) Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verdant Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 @verdant Would I be okay if I got a sata DVD burner with gigabyte G41M-ES2L? It has only 1 IDE port, and 4 sata. I was going to use a IDE hdd to backup my primary sata. Leaving me with only 3 sata ports to work with. The drive in mind would be the 19.99 one on newegg.com (sony) Thanks On the PC MOBO side, I would suggest a Gigabyte MOBO with a IDE channel that is supported by Cartri's OS X-friendly BIOS......http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=210994 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epicvengeance Posted June 6, 2010 Author Share Posted June 6, 2010 But I already bought the mobo, so I was wondering if a sata dvd drive would work with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verdant Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 But I already bought the mobo, so I was wondering if a sata dvd drive would work with it. Oh.....OK Yes it should do because it uses an Intel ICH7 series chipset as the Southbridge in combination with the Intel G41 chipset........but I am not sure if this MOBO has AHCI mode in BIOS.........see here......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epicvengeance Posted June 6, 2010 Author Share Posted June 6, 2010 Well I got a sata hdd working flawlessly. Shouldn't a sata DVD drive work the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verdant Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Well I got a sata hdd working flawlessly. Shouldn't a sata DVD drive work the same? Yes, I said it should......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epicvengeance Posted June 6, 2010 Author Share Posted June 6, 2010 Oh alright thanks, and I also just realized that the drive I was going to buy has reviews saying it was used or a hackintosh. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verdant Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Oh alright thanks, and I also just realized that the drive I was going to buy has reviews saying it was used or a hackintosh. LOL Hope all goes well with the new MOBO and OS X........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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