enabling transfer rate on new HDD

just got WD 500 and the jumper info is lacking. there is an opt to place jumper to enable 150 MB/s data transfer speed if I place a jumper on pin 5-6.

this tries to explain but still don't know if I need the jumper for speed.
http://www.wdc.com/en/library/eide/2579-001037.pdf

This is my new toy. the 500

http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=338

plan on putting back in the 320 I just pulled because I could hear it reading.

I guess my question is really do I or don't need to jump 5-6 for speed once I have both HDD in and running.

I am doing complete XPMC on this for OS.:confused

 

Whether your HDD is jumpered for SATA1 or 2 is dependant on your mobo.

If your mobo has SATA1 controllers then jumpering the HDD as SATA2 will cause problems with your system.

The easiest solution if you just want a quick resolution is to just copy the jumpering on your 320gb HDD assuming that it is SATA (you have not said).

Good Luck

 

thanks a bunch for the quick rep.

have this MD
http://www.ocworkbench.com/2007/ecs/a770m-a/g1.htm

with a quad core AMD

forgot to load the md disc. do i need to have the jump on the 150 I guess is the question. how do i tell. I guess i mean what statment do i look for to see if it is what I want?

 

With that specification- no worries
According to your motherboard spec, you have
4 SATAII ports supporting RAID 0, 1, 0+1
So leave the hard drive in sata 11 position (300 speed)

 

thanks
how bout when i put the seagate back? do i leave it as slave?

 

SATA does not have a master / slave HDD configuration. Each piece of SATA hw connects to a single port on the mobo. The HDD will also not have a jumper for master / slave on it either.

If your new sata hdd will be your primary boot drive then I would personally connect it to the sata1 port on your mobo.

 

As Risk_reversal has explained, above. However, if your old drive is IDE, you can set it to slave.
If you set up your operating system on the new hard drive, and you already have it on your old drive, you can choose in the bios to boot from the new drive - or, you want to clone your system to the new drive, and then format your old drive.As they are different size hard drives, look into cloning tools before attempting cloning.
To be frank, a clean installation on the new drive can be a boon, but takes much longer.
If you set up new operating system, on the new drive, you can "explore " the other disc to copy files, if you wish.
Risk_reversal will probably help you more, if you need help, just come back, someone will usually help, if they are around.

 

thnk you both

this was very help full.

 

not a problem- glad to help

 

Whenever in doubt, it is always best to check before getting the problem, if you have the wisdom to ask, then with any luck, you get a trouble free pc.