PIIX4 or SATA ?

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Plagrö
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PIIX4 or SATA ?

Post by Plagrö »

Hello,

In my Linux Host I have the following two different Windows 7 guests:

1.
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2.
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Which is the better chose?
What are the advantages and disadvantages?

Thank you.
mpack
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Re: PIIX4 or SATA ?

Post by mpack »

In theory, SATA is faster. Whether you will actually notice a difference (in a VM on your host) is a different matter.

A SATA emulation is provided because some guests require it, other guests require IDE (ICH6/PIIX3/PIIX4). There are some more exotic options provided too. Whatever the template chooses I suggest you leave it alone, since that's what the devs considered the best choice for your guest OS.
Plagrö
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Re: PIIX4 or SATA ?

Post by Plagrö »

Thank you.
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