can I upgrade?

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by gmixstudios, Jun 13, 2008.

  1. gmixstudios

    gmixstudios Private E-2

    I have A gigabite s series motherboard am2 ga-m61sme-s2
    i am wanting new Hard drives the ones i have at the mo are Seagate ATA IV ST340014A Barracuda ATA 40 GB Hardisk HD + 60GB they seem to be plugged into thew atx 12v part of my motherboard, I am wanting to go to this spec Western Digital Raptorâ„¢ 74GB SATA System Hard Drive (10000rpm, 16mb Cache)
    2 x 320GB SATA Audio Hard Drives (7200rpm, 16mb Cache) set to RAID 0
    is this possible or is the machine too old?
    Rob
     
  2. Bold Eagle

    Bold Eagle MajorGeek

    Here is a link to your MOBO from the manufacturer and it states 2 x SATA ports and RAID. DL the owners manual if you dont have it so you can set it up properly:

    GA-M61SME-S2 (rev. 2.x)
     

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