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    AHCI vs ATA - SATA Operation Modes

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by muhremehr, Aug 8, 2008.

  1. muhremehr

    muhremehr Newbie

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    first of all great thanks to bmnotpls ...!
    notice huge difference between Burst Rate in two SATA operation modes in VOSTRO 1500.
    benchmarked using HD Tune 2.55

    left : AHCI Mode
    right : ATA Mode

    Dell VOSTRO 1500
    T7500
    2GB DDR2 667 Dual
    8600M GT
    TOSHIBA MK1637GSX
    Vista Ultimate SP1
     
    muhremehr, Aug 8, 2008
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  2. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Interesting. Is there any chance you can redo the AHCI one after the computer has been on for some time? It is also showing much higher CPU usage and other processes using the HDD (those downward spikes).

    John
     
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