Does someone have all 8 SATA ports in use over a long time? Are they SATA issues, losing disks at boot? Z97 Deluxe has this issues...
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I have 4 sata hd (the boot disc is SSD) and have no problem. The firmware is updated to the latest version.
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Yes, no problem. I personally use a standard SATA drive through, I need the capacity. Works like a charm...
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I have Sata II WD Black drives in mine. However I would suggest a different Raid bay. This one has its own raid card and it works intermittently. There is a lack of support for the card and its very cumbersome.
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I just plugged 1ssd and one sata drive. I think two ports are hight speed but I dont remenber. whats the plan with that huge setup?
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Yes, there must be something wrong, or a few of the disk drives are loose. I would check/reseat the disk drives with the unit powered off. If this does not fix your issue, then I would return it, or get a replacement unit.
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I have 2 SSD and 2 WD Black 1TB drives on it. Seem to crash so I pulled the 2 HD off and the SSD have not had any issues for a few days now.Asus P7P55D-E Pro MB
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The unit pictured here appears to be a different one from the one I purchased earlier this year. The unit I purchased has not worked with my SATA DVD Drive. In fact, I have not found any use for it! Very Disappointed! I have a motherboard with two SATA connections and one IDE. I have two SATA HDs and a SATA DVD. I had hoped that I could find some combination of connections that would allow me to use all the drives simultaneously. So far, I must use any two of the drives directly from the motherboard. The adapter I received will not allow BIOS to "see" the third drive in any configuration. If this unit will work in this configuration, I'll buy it. Please let me know your results!! Thanks. john4life The unit pictured here appears to be a different one from the one I purchased earlier this year. The unit I purchased has not worked with my SATA DVD Drive. In fact, I have not found any use for it! Very Disappointed! I have a motherboard with two SATA connections and one IDE. I have two SATA HDs and a SATA DVD. I had hoped that I could find some combination of connections that would allow me to use all the drives simultaneously. So far, I must use any two of the drives directly from the motherboard. The adapter I received will not allow BIOS to "see" the third drive in any... » Read More The unit pictured here appears to be a different one from the one I purchased earlier this year. The unit I purchased has not worked with my SATA DVD Drive. In fact, I have not found any use for it! Very Disappointed! I have a motherboard with two SATA connections and one IDE. I have two SATA HDs and a SATA DVD. I had hoped that I could find some combination of connections that would allow me to use all the drives simultaneously. So far, I must use any two of the drives directly from the motherboard. The adapter I received will not allow BIOS to "see" the third drive in any configuration. If this unit will work in this configuration, I'll buy it. Please let me know your results!! Thanks. john4life « Show Less
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2 sata 3 ports are facing up, the other 4 sata 3 ports are right next to those two they are just facing towards the front. That is becoming more common.
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Hmmm... I had the opposite problem when I put mine together. I found the data port (located in front left quadrant of mb), but discovered I needed to buy a molex to sata power conversion cable. to get power.
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This is most likely due to your motherboard not recognizing the connection as "hot swappable". My MB has only one port which is "hot swappable" I have a case with an external HD port that is plugged into that port and I can "hot swap" a drive with no problem. I have six HDs plugged into my BAY HDD Power Switch. #1 is my system SSD, #2 is my primary Storage. #3-6 are for photo and video storage after editing, etc. I bought the switch because there is no sense in starting up drives #3-6 every time I start my PC. If I am just checking email or Facebook, I even turn off #2. This is most likely due to your motherboard not recognizing the connection as "hot swappable". My MB has only one port which is "hot swappable" I have a case with an external HD port that is plugged into that port and I can "hot swap" a drive with no problem. I have six HDs plugged into my BAY HDD Power Switch. #1 is my system SSD, #2 is my primary Storage. #3-6 are for photo and video storage after editing, etc. I bought the switch because there is no sense in starting up drives #3-6 every time I start my PC. If I am just checking email or Facebook, I even... » Read More This is most likely due to your motherboard not recognizing the connection as "hot swappable". My MB has only one port which is "hot swappable" I have a case with an external HD port that is plugged into that port and I can "hot swap" a drive with no problem. I have six HDs plugged into my BAY HDD Power Switch. #1 is my system SSD, #2 is my primary Storage. #3-6 are for photo and video storage after editing, etc. I bought the switch because there is no sense in starting up drives #3-6 every time I start my PC. If I am just checking email or Facebook, I even turn off #2. « Show Less
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Try returning it? I was very unhappy with my unit. The SATA connection was very loose and it was impossible to get a reliable connection.
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It attached to my mobo fine. I don't remember specifically but I think it does. I remember that I had to buy additional sata connections. I think this has IDE connectors. It has worked fine since I installed. The old one failed and took me a couple of weeks to determine that my machine would not boot due to its failure.
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Read my past comments. The usb 3.0 is not reliable and devices simply stop working at times. PCI-E cards are sometines not detected, so 7 comes up without my add-on usb card periodically. That's why I say, the board is ok, but run win8, not 7. What z77 did you show me? This thread is connected to a specific board the GA-Z77X-UD3H. Are we on the same page?
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It has Ben awhile since I built my computer. As I recall my MoBo required to power connections and my Vid card required it's own connector. Power supply comes with a fist full of connectors. I had everything I needed to hook up 3 HD's, I DVD drive and I believe I have cables and sockets on the PS left over. If you have a non standard MoBo then you should send the manufacturer a query.
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Good points. It's still relatively new, and I wonder especially how the hard drive model has held up. My new one arrived DOA, and now I'm really struggling over whether to ask Amazon for a refund or an exchange. This baby may be intended to be Solid State all the way, which means the hard drive models will be unwanted period pieces in another year or two.
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To be honest with you, IDE to SATA 3 - why? That IDE interface is sooooooo slow it would bottle neck the speed poential of this SSD drastically. I question SATA1 being used with SSD. Time to upgrade the PC.
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if you're talking about the SATA speed ports, I have mine plugged into a SATA 6GB port and not a problem