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jerkyjerky · 04-13-2008, 06:12 PM

Thank you so much for looking at my post guys. I really appreciate it... On to what you asked me for...

Computer Specs...

Asus P5KC motherboard (Brand New) (built in Sound, LAN, USB, and eSATA on motherboard)
Intel Core2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.0Ghz
2GB of Kingston RAM
BFG Tech GeForce 8800 GT PCIe video card 512mb ram
Windows XP Pro - Service Pack 2
IDE Plextor DVD Burner (PX-760A)
IDE Plextor CD Burner (CD-R PREMIUM)
SATA WESTERN DIGITAL WD4000KD 400GB hard drive (main system drive)
SATA WESTERN DIGITAL WD5000AACS 500GB hard drive (music storage and game drive) (Brand New)
3.5 Floppy Drive (Not reading at the moment)
Hauppauge TV Tuner / FM Tuner card
Philips 19" CRT Monitor
Microsoft Natural Keyboard
IBM USB Mouse

The External Drive is a Western Digital 1TB MyBook Home Edition. It has mini USB, FireWire (400), and eSATA connectors. I am trying to take advantage of the eSATA connection because I read that it is faster than USB and FireWire. It is a brand new device I just hooked up a few days ago. My intention with this drive is to be the end all be all backup (at least for a year or two, ya know what I mean).

If I try disabling the indexing service can I do that for just the one drive?

As for SP3. I haven't read anything about it yet. Do you guys know about it's
performance and stability personally?

One more tidbit for you guys about this whole thing. I noticed in my BIOS that there are three settings for this internal eSATA connector. The mode options are IDE, RAID, and AHCI. I know I need two drives for RAID so that's out, right? The default is IDE which I have it set to know. When I tried setting it to AHCI the CPU booted up fine, went to Windows. Windows detected hardware changes. The BIOS nor Windows will not read the device at all in that mode. I don't know a lot about that mode. When I switched it back to IDE it boots up quicker the first boot after AHCI but then is slower again after a reboot. I don't know if that give you guys any further insight to the problem.

04-13-2008, 06:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
jerkyjerky Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 34 OS: Windows XP Pro SP3	Re: Windows XP and eSATA Thank you so much for looking at my post guys. I really appreciate it... On to what you asked me for... Computer Specs... Asus P5KC motherboard (Brand New) (built in Sound, LAN, USB, and eSATA on motherboard) Intel Core2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.0Ghz 2GB of Kingston RAM BFG Tech GeForce 8800 GT PCIe video card 512mb ram Windows XP Pro - Service Pack 2 IDE Plextor DVD Burner (PX-760A) IDE Plextor CD Burner (CD-R PREMIUM) SATA WESTERN DIGITAL WD4000KD 400GB hard drive (main system drive) SATA WESTERN DIGITAL WD5000AACS 500GB hard drive (music storage and game drive) (Brand New) 3.5 Floppy Drive (Not reading at the moment) Hauppauge TV Tuner / FM Tuner card Philips 19" CRT Monitor Microsoft Natural Keyboard IBM USB Mouse The External Drive is a Western Digital 1TB MyBook Home Edition. It has mini USB, FireWire (400), and eSATA connectors. I am trying to take advantage of the eSATA connection because I read that it is faster than USB and FireWire. It is a brand new device I just hooked up a few days ago. My intention with this drive is to be the end all be all backup (at least for a year or two, ya know what I mean). If I try disabling the indexing service can I do that for just the one drive? As for SP3. I haven't read anything about it yet. Do you guys know about it's performance and stability personally? One more tidbit for you guys about this whole thing. I noticed in my BIOS that there are three settings for this internal eSATA connector. The mode options are IDE, RAID, and AHCI. I know I need two drives for RAID so that's out, right? The default is IDE which I have it set to know. When I tried setting it to AHCI the CPU booted up fine, went to Windows. Windows detected hardware changes. The BIOS nor Windows will not read the device at all in that mode. I don't know a lot about that mode. When I switched it back to IDE it boots up quicker the first boot after AHCI but then is slower again after a reboot. I don't know if that give you guys any further insight to the problem.