Plextor 760 and 716

[bryant]

getting ready to order. I know one is an IDE and the other is a Serial ATA. Will either of these work well installed in a shuttle?

[Beavis]

make sure you order the right hard drive. some motherboards with sata dont support IDE drives. you would have to get more hardware to run the IDE drive on a sata board.

[ddouglass]

Bryant both Plextor 760 and 716 are IDE. 716 does have a SATA version, but they also have an IDE. Don't know if the SATA version is compatible with MTU programs as I have never tried one.

[bryant]

I see. This motherboard says RAID support.
The plextor says IDE drive. The 760 says serial ata drive.

Will they both work?

[bryant]

Oh no, The 716sa says "Serial ATA" and the 760 says "IDE".

You're saying better not use the "ATA" one?

Please let me know?

[George]

There are two models of the Plextor 716.

The 716AL is an IDE drive and the 716SA is the ATA (SATA)

The 760A is strictly IDE

[ddouglass]

And Bryant "Raid" does not have anything to do with DVD burners. That only works for hard drives which are SATA.

[bryant]

Okay I think I've got it, The shuttle mother board supports raid. (which refers to HD connections).
Still, It might be best to order the 760 IDE drive
as the plextor of choice (yes or no).
And thanx for all your help, really!

[ddouglass]

The 760 is their latest and fastest model so IMO yes that would be the best.

[George]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

The 760 is their latest and fastest model so IMO yes that would be the best.

Me too, especially since that's the one currently marketed by MTU and would come CDG certifiied if purchased through them.

That would be the deciding factor if I were making the decision

[bryant]

Here is the final judgement: Please Comment?

Main Specs

XPC - SD37P2	Shuttle XPC SD37P2 - Socket 775 - Intel 965X - DDR2 - PCI Express - Barebones
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor	Dual-Core Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6300 1.86GHz 1066FSB 2MB Cache
DDR2 Memory	2 x Crucial 1GB PC5300 667MHz DDR2
PCI Express Video (Desktop)	MSI nVidia 7900GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express ( 2xDVI, HDTV Out )
5.25" Drive(s)	Plextor PX-760A - DVD±RW (±R DL) drive - IDE
SATA Hard Drives	500GB Serial ATA 7200 RPM - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10
Speakers	Altec Lansing SERIES100 Powered Audio 120i - PC multimedia speakers
Keyboard / Mouse	Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 3200 Laser - keyboard , mouse
Operating System (Desktop x64)	Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Productivity Software	Software Bundle, including McAfee VirusScan 2006, Quicken 2005 and OpenOffice Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2007 OEM
Warranty	2 Year Parts and LIFETIME Labor Warranty

What's the big Difference with xp pro x64 edition, anyways?

PS I'll be using this with Hoster and Virtual DJ running together, I hope? Good idea or not?

[bryant]

And the Specs on the motherboard stuff;

FORM FACTOR	Shuttle Form Factor Shuttle "P2" Chassis
PROCESSOR	Intel® Core™2 Extreme/Core™2 Duo/ Pentium® 4 / Pentium® D / Pentium Extreme Edition processor support, 533/800/1066MHz FSB, Socket LGA775
MEMORY	(4) 240 pin DDR2 DIMM slots, 2GB per DIMM (Max 8GB), Dual-channel DDR2 533/667 support
CHIPSET	North Bridge: Intel 975X South Bridge: ICH7R
AUDIO	Realtek ALC882 HD audio, Analog 7.1 channel output, Digital S/PDIF in/out
CONTROLLERS	(3) SATA 3.0Gb/s (1) External SATA 3.0Gb/s RAID 0/1/5/10 support
EXPANSION	(2) PCI Express x8 slots
DRIVE BAYS	(1) 3.5" Bay (2) 3.5" Bay ( internal ) (1) 5.25" Bay
DIMENSIONS	325(L) x 220(W) x 210(H) mm
NETWORKING	IEEE 802.3u 100Base-T compliant, 10/100/1000Mb/s operation
PORTS	(2) PCI E x 8 slots (1) IEEE 1394 port (1) External SATA port (1) RJ45 Gigabit LAN port (6) USB 2.0 ports (1) Coaxial S/PDIF out (1) Line in connector (1) Front out connector (1) Side Surround out connector (1) Rear Surround out connector (1) Center/Bass connector (1) Clear CMOS button (1) S/PDIF in/out port