SATA Bios question

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  1. Lancer68

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    I was wondering what exactly SATA Spread Spectrum is and should I enable it??
     
    Lancer68, Jan 6, 2006
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    i get the option to spread my CPU spectrum on my mobo. havnt seen it for SATA before!
     
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  3. Lancer68

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    YUP! I have an MSI K7N2 Delta2 mb.Should this be set to 'enable'. The manual was really no help at all concerning this.
     
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    im guessing that its probably only going to be of any benefit if your using sata drives in a raid configuration.

     
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    Ok, well one question while we're on the subject, should the "safely remove hardware" icon be in the task bar for my SATA hdd. How can I get rid of it. Sorry for newb questions but this place is awesome for info.
     
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    nope, that could usb flash drive, cell phone, printer etc
     
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    Yes I know that's why I can't figure out why the safely remove hardware icon is active for my SATA hdd.
     
    Lancer68, Jan 7, 2006
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    I have the same MOBO as you, but I do not recall ever seeing anything pertaining to spectrum in the BIOS! I do know that the delta boards had minor differences, even with the same model No! Have you installed the drivers for it?
     
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    All current drivers installed.
     
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    are you using a WD Raptor because they are hot swappable most other sata drives are just regular ATA bridged drives
     
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    No, mine is a Carviar SE SATA150.
     
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    this may be your problem, its because you have an ide and sata in your computer. If windows is on the ide i think your sata becomes removable. Just windows being dumb
     
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    No, I had this problem before I installed the IDE.
     
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