Swank
10-11-2013, 04:20 PM
I'm looking to install a SSD to breathe some new life into a Dell PC I bought off another beyonder a while back as a HTPC. After looking at the mobo I see there are 4 SATA ports but they have a color pattern that I'm trying to figure out. The Dell website's manuals are almost useless. Here's a pic of the mobo and then the port numbering in relation to the pic:
http://i00.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v0/478841556/Vostro-220-220S-Desktop-G45M03-Motherboard-For-Dell-P301D-Free-Shipping.jpg
SATA2 - White______SATA1 - Black
SATA3 - Black______SATA0 - Blue
The main boot drive is in SATA0 (blue), DVD drive is in SATA1 (black), and the SSD (for now while I install a fresh OS) is in SATA3 (black). There is a significant delay of 30-40 seconds before going to the Windows 7 loading screen on the SSD (black screen with cursor flashing in top right corner), but that delay doesn't occur on the existing boot drive. I've ensured the boot priority is set accordingly in BIOS.
I'm thinking based on info I could find elsewhere that once I plug the SSD into SATA0 it will fix up the boot process but I want to understand the differences between the ports and how they affect device performance. Once I'm done I'll have 1 OS/boot drive (SSD), 1 drive for storage (and maybe add another soon), and the optical drive. Can anyone shed some light on the specifics of which device is best suited for which ports? Thanks in advance!
http://i00.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v0/478841556/Vostro-220-220S-Desktop-G45M03-Motherboard-For-Dell-P301D-Free-Shipping.jpg
SATA2 - White______SATA1 - Black
SATA3 - Black______SATA0 - Blue
The main boot drive is in SATA0 (blue), DVD drive is in SATA1 (black), and the SSD (for now while I install a fresh OS) is in SATA3 (black). There is a significant delay of 30-40 seconds before going to the Windows 7 loading screen on the SSD (black screen with cursor flashing in top right corner), but that delay doesn't occur on the existing boot drive. I've ensured the boot priority is set accordingly in BIOS.
I'm thinking based on info I could find elsewhere that once I plug the SSD into SATA0 it will fix up the boot process but I want to understand the differences between the ports and how they affect device performance. Once I'm done I'll have 1 OS/boot drive (SSD), 1 drive for storage (and maybe add another soon), and the optical drive. Can anyone shed some light on the specifics of which device is best suited for which ports? Thanks in advance!