sata raid

[Gorilla]

do the harddrives i want to use have to be the exact same make model brand ...etc

or just the same size

IE 80gb (which is what im planning to use)

[Fardomar]

It's best to use the same make/model but I have used different makes in a pinch, mainly for people who just didnt want to spend more money on another drive.

[barbos]

Same size is OK. You might want to make sure they are the same speeds and general performance.

IE you wouldn't want to put a new 8mb cache ata 133 drive with a 5 yr old 2mb cache ata 66 drive.. even if they are the same size.

The only time that I am aware that you have to have the same model, is when you are using a raid configuration that requires the harddrive spindels to be in sync.

I believe you can even get away with different sizes sometimes, but you can only raid up to the lowest size in the raid.

[Gorilla]

well they are same cache (8mb) same rpm (7200) and same brand western digital........althought i bought the 1st one long time ago and its on ata...

so i hope it runs on SATA so i can set it up correctly

[barbos]

Most likely, your sata drive is the same exact drive, with a built in PATA (traditional ATA) to SATA converter built onboard. Should work fine once you get a converter for PATA to SATA for the older drive.