GSBUG Hardware Info SIG

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GSBUG Hardware Info SIG

• June 12, 2003

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GSBUG Hardware Info SIG

• Agenda June 12, 2003
• 700 705 Administration
• 705 815 Featured Topic Hard Drives and
  Floppies 2003 Update
• 815 830 Hardware News
• 830 855 Random Access (QA)
• 855 900 Recap, Preview, and Close

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GSBUG Hardware Info SIG

• Administration
• Welcome! Please Sign In.
• What the SIG isand is not.
• Is an information resource for computer users
  and potential computer users
• Is NOT a way to get your computer built or
  repaired (contact the GSBUG Daytime Hardware SIG)
• Log Random Access/QA (First Come)

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• Administration (continued)
• Presentation materials will be posted at
• http//gsbug.apcug.org/hwinfosig.htm
• Prior presentation materials are also posted.

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• Hard Drives 2003 Update
• Hard disk drive (HDD) a readable, writeable,
  storage device with NON-separable media the
  device which stores most computer programs and
  data.
• IDE integrated drive electronics
• ATA advanced technology attachment ANSI for
  IDE
• SATA(SATA/150) serial ATA (vs PATA, parallel
  ATA your normal IDE/ATA drive type)
• SCSI small computer system interface

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• Hard Drives 2003 Update (continued)
• Ultra ATA higher speed ATA, incl. Ultra
  ATA/33, Ultra ATA/66, Ultra ATA/100 and Ultra
  ATA/133 depending on supplier, may be called
  UDMA (ultra direct memory access)
• /xx or /xxx is max (burst) external data rate in
  MB/sec
• Primary manufacturers Hitachi (IBM), Maxtor
  (Quantum), Seagate, Western Digital
• Other manufacturers Fujitsu, Samsung, Toshiba

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• Hard Drives 2003 Update (continued)
• Key performance indicators
• Spindle speed higher the better
• Internal (media) transfer rate (Mb/sec) higher
  the better
• Average seek time (ms) lower the better
• Latency (ms) lower the better
• Disk cache/buffer size (MB) larger the better
• Benchmarking
• Ziff Davis Disk WinMark (Business and High-End)
  most recognized virtually free

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• Hard Drives 2003 Update (continued)
• Current capacity leaders (ATA)
• Hitachi Deskstar 180GXP, up to 180GB (up to 8MB
  cache, 7200 rpm, ATA/100)
• Maxtor MaXLine II, up to 300GB (2MB cache, 5400
  rpm, ATA/133)
• Seagate Barracuda 7200.7, up to 160GB (up to
  8MB cache, 7200 rpm, ATA/100, SATA)
• Western Digital WD2500JB, 250GB (8MB cache,
  7200 rpm, ATA/100)

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• Hard Drives 2003 Update (continued)
• Current performance leaders (ATA)
• Hitachi Deskstar 180GXP, 699Mb/sec (up to
  180GB, up to 8MB cache, 7200 rpm, ATA/100)
• Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9, highest performance?
  (up to 200GB, up to 8MB cache, 7200 rpm, ATA/133,
  SATA)
• Seagate Barracuda 7200.7, 683Mb/sec (up to
  160GB up to 8MB cache, 7200 rpm, ATA/100, SATA)
• Western Digital Raptor (WD360GD), 816Mb/sec
  (36.7GB, 8MB cache, 10000 rpm, SATA)

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• Hard Drives 2003 Update (continued)
• Current capacity leaders (SCSI)
• Hitachi DK32EJ, up to 147.8GB (up to 16MB
  cache, 10025 rpm, U320)
• Maxtor Atlas 10K IV, up to 147GB (8MB cache,
  10000 rpm, U320)
• Seagate Barracuda 180, 181.6GB (16MB cache,
  7200 rpm, U160)
• Western Digital N/A

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• Hard Drives 2003 Update (continued)
• Current performance leaders (SCSI)
• Hitachi Ultrastar 146Z10, max 825Mb/sec (up to
  146.8GB, 8MB cache, 10000 rpm, U320)
• Maxtor Atlas 15K, 860Mb/sec (up to 73GB, 8MB
  cache, 15000 rpm, U320)
• Seagate Cheetah 15K.3, 891Mb/sec (up to 73GB,
  8MB cache, 15000 rpm, U320)
• Western Digital N/A

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• Hard Drives 2003 Update (continued)
• Price example best found 6/1 was 110 (after
  rebate) for a Maxtor 160GB/8MB cache ATA/133
  drive (Frys/ Outpost.com) easy to find larger
  drives (80GB and above) for 1/GB (after rebate).
• Availability check the web, Pomona, ACP, Frys
• Reliability even the best drives fail!
• Warranty MAY be non-existent if not purchased
  from a reseller that purchased through an
  authorized distributor or the drive was stolen.
  Check the manufacturers web site.

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• Hard Drives 2003 Update (continued)
• Tips
• Set BIOS (drive ID) to Auto. SATA drives may
  have special BIOS settings to match the
  controller (HDC).
• Watch the motherboard connector keying
• Short end of cable towards the drive
• Drive end of cable the red wire/stripe
  installs closest to drives power connector red
  wire of power connector towards the data cable.
• Ultra ATA/66/100/133 drives require a 40-pin,
  80-conductor cable compatible HDC

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• Hard Drives 2003 Update (continued)
• Tips (continued)
• SATA drives use different cables than PATA drives
  both data (7-pin) and power (15-pin) data
  cables should be included with the motherboard
  or HDC a power cable adapter is typically NOT
  included (youll need a 4-pin Molex to 15- pin
  serial power adapter) plan ahead!
• Put HDDs on their own channel
• Use HDD-included or third party cloning
  software to upgrade (e.g., PowerQuests Drive
  Copy or Drive Image, Symantecs Ghost as low as
  9 SH on the web).

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• Floppies 2003 Update
• Floppy disk drive (FDD) one form of readable,
  writeable, storage devices with separable media
  for our purposes uses a 3.5 diskette as the
  storage medium
• Key issues
• Capacity, performance
• Ability to read/write standard 1.44MB FD
• OS compatibility
• Interface available, appropriate, cost?

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• Floppies 2003 Update (continued)
• Standard floppy
• 1.44MB 62.5KB/sec transfer (standard internal
  floppy)
• Reads/writes 1.44MB diskettes
• 100 OS compatible (standard internal floppy)
• Interfaces standard internal floppy, parallel,
  PCMCIA, SCSI (external), and USB
• Less than 10 (standard internal), Web

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• Floppies 2003 Update (continued)
• ZIP (Iomega)
• 100, 250, and 750MB models 1.4, 2.4, and
  7.3MB/sec, respectively (internal drives)
• Will NOT read or write 1.44MB diskettes the 750
  will not write to 100 media
• lt100 OS compatible (DOS and pre-Win 3.x not
  supported)
• Interfaces ATAPI (internal), parallel, SCSI
  (external), FireWire (IEEE-1394), and USB
• Less than 30 for 100MB (ATAPI), Web SH
• Value proposition vs CD-RW?

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• Floppies 2003 Update (continued)
• Gone (at least from the US market)
• LS-120 (SuperDrive) Imation, Mitsubishi,
  Panasonic/Matsushita
• Sonys HiFD

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• Hardware News
• Processors
• AMD released the Athlon XP 3200 2.2GHz, 400MHz
  FSB (first), 512K L2 line extension.
• Intel released 2.4, 2.6, and 2.8GHz Pentium 4
  processors with 800MHz FSB and Hyper-Threading
  (HT) Technology line extension.

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• Hardware News (continued)
• Core Logic (chipsets)
• Intel released the 865PE and 865G chipsets both
  support 800MHz FSB processors, AGP 8X graphics,
  and dual-channel DDR400 (PC3200) SDRAM 865G
  includes Intel Express Graphics 2 (integrated
  graphics, 266MHz core, 350MHz DAC, and support
  for an AGP card slot). Paired with previously
  released ICH5/ICH5R.
• Intel released the 865P chipset same as 865PE
  except only supports 533MHz FSB processors and
  DDR333 (PC2700) SDRAM.

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• Hardware News (continued)
• Core Logic (chipsets) (continued)
• NVIDIA released the nForce2 Ultra 400 and 400
  Northbridges for AMD Athlon XP processors adds
  400MHz FSB support to nForce2 both support
  DDR400 (PC3200) SDRAM Ultra version supports
  dual-channel DDR400.
• SiS announced the SiS648FX Northbridge for Intel
  Pentium 4 processors supports 800MHz FSB CPUs
  and single-channel DDR400 (PC3200) SDRAM.

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• Hardware News (continued)
• Core Logic (chipsets) (continued)
• VIA (pre-)announced the KT600 Northbridge for AMD
  Athlon XP processors adds support for 400MHz
  FSB processors supports up to 4GB RAM in 3 DIMM
  sockets only single-channel DDR400 (PC3200)
  supported.
• VIA announced that the previously announced
  UniChrome KM400 Northbridge for AMD Athlon XP
  processors will include support for 400MHz FSB
  processors.

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• Hardware News (continued)
• System RAM nothing new
• Motherboards
• Intel released the D865PERC, D865PERL and D865GBF
  ATX form factor boards and the D865PESO and
  D865GLC micro-ATX form factor boards.
• Major Taiwanese manufacturers release boards
  based on the just-released Intel 865PE, 865G, and
  865P chipsets and the just-released NVIDIA
  nForce2 Ultra 400 and 400 chipsets.

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• Hardware News (continued)
• Graphics Processors Cards
• NVIDIA released the GeForce FX 5900 GPU for
  high-end desktops 256-bit /450MHz core,
  256-bit/850MHz memory uses DDR, not DDR-II
  supports up to 256MB RAM. Still not fastest?
  ASUSTeK, Leadtek, MSI, PNY, other partners
  announce cards.
• NVIDIA release the Quadro FX 500 GPU for
  workstations 128-bit core, presumably 128-bit
  memory bus. PNY announced card, 128MB, AGP 8X,
  MSRP 449.
• Hard Drives
• Seagate announced 2.5 enterprise drive plans for
  2004.

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• Hardware News (continued)
• Hard Drive Controllers nothing new
• Other Drives
• Iomega enters market with two DVD writeable
  drives a 4X/2.4X DVDR/RW and a 4X/2.4X
  DVDR/-R/RW/-RW 2MB buffer internal, ATAPI.
• Plextor announced the PX-504UF external 4X/2.4X
  DVDR/RW drive w/ USB 2.0 and IEEE-1394
  interfaces.
• Samsung released the SM-252 52x24x52x16
  CD-R/-RW/DVD-ROM combo drive 8MB buffer, ATAPI,
  MSRP of 129.

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• Hardware News (continued)
• Sound processors cards nothing new
• Modems NICs nothing new
• Chassis power supplies nothing new

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• Random Access

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• Recap, Preview, and Close
• Recap
• Preview
• Featured Topic for July 10 CD, DVD, and Other
  Non-Floppy, Removable-Media Drives 2003 Update
  
• Close (please police up the area)