Nov 17, 2005 #1 S smut [H]ard|Gawd Joined Aug 10, 2005 Messages 1,441 In the device manager my SATA HD is labeled as a SCSI device? Is this normal? Will it affect performance? When I last installed XP (SP2 edition) it automatically installed scsi drivers instead of letting me install sata drivers from a floppy.
In the device manager my SATA HD is labeled as a SCSI device? Is this normal? Will it affect performance? When I last installed XP (SP2 edition) it automatically installed scsi drivers instead of letting me install sata drivers from a floppy.
Nov 17, 2005 #3 S smut [H]ard|Gawd Joined Aug 10, 2005 Messages 1,441 Thanks, i'd rather it say sata but if its not affecting performance or start up times I can care less.
Thanks, i'd rather it say sata but if its not affecting performance or start up times I can care less.
Nov 18, 2005 #4 D defakto 2[H]4U Joined Jun 10, 2004 Messages 2,323 It's just the nature of how windows recognizes the hardware and the way the drivers are written. It's normal.
It's just the nature of how windows recognizes the hardware and the way the drivers are written. It's normal.
Nov 18, 2005 #5 J Josh_B Supreme [H]ardness Joined Aug 15, 2000 Messages 6,954 SCSI command set == better than IDE, and therefore even some IDE devices talk SCSI. (CD-Recorders for example.) SATA and USB are generally (esp. in Linux) handled as SCSI devices.
SCSI command set == better than IDE, and therefore even some IDE devices talk SCSI. (CD-Recorders for example.) SATA and USB are generally (esp. in Linux) handled as SCSI devices.
Nov 18, 2005 #6 S smut [H]ard|Gawd Joined Aug 10, 2005 Messages 1,441 THanks for the info guys. I wana update the drivers though. Windows says they are from 2003. THere has to be something newer then that.
THanks for the info guys. I wana update the drivers though. Windows says they are from 2003. THere has to be something newer then that.