Hello all,
I am a bit of a noob...not totally wet behind the ears but some of the deeper stuff I haven't yet had to deal with. I am in the final stages of assembly of my computer and because the mother board I'm using has so many options, frankly, I don't know what I should be plugging into the various types of SATA connections.
I have;
ASUS P9x79-E WS mother boars
4 conventional 7200 1 TB hard drives
2 512 GB SSD drives
1 BluRay/DVD drive
The mother board has the following SATA connections but I really don't know what the differences in them are or how best to use them with my drives listed above;
2 (Gray) "Intel X79 SATA 6.0 GB/s connectors
4 (Blue) "Intel X79 SATA 3.0 GB/s connectors
4 (Gray) "Marvell SATA 6.0 GB/s connectors
It appears that any of the types of connectors can be configured in raid amoungst themselves, certainly not across types but currently I have no plans for RAID. I could use some advice on how best to utilize these ports and where to plug my hardware in.
Thanks very much for considering my questsions and I thank you in advance for any advice you might offer
I am a bit of a noob...not totally wet behind the ears but some of the deeper stuff I haven't yet had to deal with. I am in the final stages of assembly of my computer and because the mother board I'm using has so many options, frankly, I don't know what I should be plugging into the various types of SATA connections.
I have;
ASUS P9x79-E WS mother boars
4 conventional 7200 1 TB hard drives
2 512 GB SSD drives
1 BluRay/DVD drive
The mother board has the following SATA connections but I really don't know what the differences in them are or how best to use them with my drives listed above;
2 (Gray) "Intel X79 SATA 6.0 GB/s connectors
4 (Blue) "Intel X79 SATA 3.0 GB/s connectors
4 (Gray) "Marvell SATA 6.0 GB/s connectors
It appears that any of the types of connectors can be configured in raid amoungst themselves, certainly not across types but currently I have no plans for RAID. I could use some advice on how best to utilize these ports and where to plug my hardware in.
Thanks very much for considering my questsions and I thank you in advance for any advice you might offer
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