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blazin

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I'm looking to buy a Sata HD ... my first ... but it said this hard drives 500gb 7200rpm sata had an "annoying" jumper to pull out.

Sata drives still use jumpers?
 
blazin said:
Sata drives still use jumpers?
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They do, in a way. The jumper is for compatibility purposes since some SATA controllers won't recognize SATA 3.0Gbps hard drives. The jumper basically tells the SATA controller that the drive is a SATA 150 drive, rather than a SATA 3.0Gbps drive.

Some people say the jumper limits performance, some say it doesn't. Either way, if you have a relatively new motherboard, just remove the jumper with a tweezer or fingernails.
 
yeh I have a seagate with that jumper on it... I didn't even realize it had one... I used HD Tach... and when I took the jumper off my burst speed doubled... but I can't really tell much difference in normal everyday activity... maybe I'll try seeing if Oblivion loads faster or something I dunno...
 
ah, sweet, so in which case should you leave the jumper in. You said some harddrives ... the ones with the jumper or without is the outdated version?
 
blazin said:
ah, sweet, so in which case should you leave the jumper in. You said some harddrives ... the ones with the jumper or without is the outdated version?
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I didn't say some hard drives. I said some SATA controllers. Two different items.

Anyway, all new hard drives (at least the last 6 Seagates and 3 Maxtors I've bought) have those jumpers for compatibility purposes. Leave the jumper if you have an old motherboard that only supports the older SATA 150 spec. If not, take out the jumper.
 
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