First SATA install

Jimbo13 · 09-06-2008, 10:53 PM

This is my first SATA install.

I'm installing Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb in to A GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard. The only other drive is my IDE DVDRW.

It's showing as ATA and I was wondering if I installed it right, and if not what do I need to do.

Thanks for reading.

More detailed specs.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128344
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136218

dai · 09-07-2008, 12:49 AM

it's install ok nothing to worry about

Jimbo13 · 09-07-2008, 02:15 AM

Should it only be registering as 596 Gigs considering it's 640?

I know they usually shave a little bit but 44 gigs is nothing to sneeze at.

**blah789** · 09-07-2008, 12:51 PM

It's the way disk manufacturers count their gigabytes. See my post here
Is this right?

09-06-2008, 10:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jimbo13 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 25 OS: XP	First SATA install This is my first SATA install. I'm installing Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb in to A GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard. The only other drive is my IDE DVDRW. It's showing as ATA and I was wondering if I installed it right, and if not what do I need to do. Thanks for reading. More detailed specs. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128344 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136218

09-07-2008, 12:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,646 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: First SATA install it's install ok nothing to worry about __________________

09-07-2008, 02:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
Jimbo13 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 25 OS: XP	Re: First SATA install Should it only be registering as 596 Gigs considering it's 640? I know they usually shave a little bit but 44 gigs is nothing to sneeze at.

09-07-2008, 12:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
blah789 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,305 OS: Windows 2000 SP4 and Windows XP SP3	Re: First SATA install It's the way disk manufacturers count their gigabytes. See my post here Is this right?