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yes you'll be fine just make sure the SATA/RAID option in the bios is set to IDE not RAID and NOT AHCI
also if you decide to install the gigabyte SATA drivers the DVD-Roms will now become SCSI devices. and you can not see their DMA mode. i cant tell as of yet but i believe they are running slower than they should properly.
i will burn something here in a little bit and report back if i have any issues.
thanks keep us updated
EDIT: Do you think a bios fix will fix the problem
yeah its all surrounding the bios and the crappy jmicron sata controller.
jmicron was a cheaper alternative for these boards than the Intel SATA controller which is significantly more expensive.
i sure wish they had chosen Promise or Silicon Image...
the IRQ issue is the way the bios is handing out IRQ's so a bios update could easily fix that.
Maybe I should've gon with the DQ6....
Lestat:
I am running 2x74 and believe me I have gone through this. Every bench I run show way lower scores including PCmark, Atto and hdtach. I have tested it on several platforms.
For example,
Atto runs 130-140 vs 100-110
pcmark hdd xp startup difference 2-3 points (which is quite a lot)
hdtach same 130 vs 110 (110 was using trick with PCI latency tool)
Ofcourse for general use it might be enough but since I am a bencher I think it is stupid to waste full potential
I compared NVraid and Intel raid vs slicion and promise PCI raid cards
I have allways run 2xr80Gb raid 0 about the same speed you are reporting. About 100 Mb/s in the benches. I used to have a Ultras-D and Expert and both had the same speed. If you having this speed I dont see any trouble at all
OK, I can confirm the same PIO issue but raid itself is actually pretty good :)
This is with 2x74GB raptors:
http://xs204.xs.to/xs204/06304/gbraidatto.JPG
http://xs204.xs.to/xs204/06304/gbRhdtach.JPG
Dang! Sweet HDTach scores!
So, isn't there an IDE to SATA converter I can use for my DVD-RW?
I thought there were adapters available for this.
There is, saw them on ebay for like $3