C cigarman Posts: 33 +0 Feb 11, 2009 #1 Can I hook up a sata II drive to a sata I port or will this not work?
rev_olie Posts: 550 +0 Feb 11, 2009 #2 Yes this will work but you will just get SATA I speeds and not SATA II speed. But thats not big problem
Yes this will work but you will just get SATA I speeds and not SATA II speed. But thats not big problem
SNGX1275 Posts: 10,615 +468 Feb 11, 2009 #3 To expand on rev's post... Its not like he's really going to be limited by the 150MB/sec SATA I is supposed to be able to handle. The drive itself is likely well below that max. So the speed advantage of SATA II doesn't even come into question.
To expand on rev's post... Its not like he's really going to be limited by the 150MB/sec SATA I is supposed to be able to handle. The drive itself is likely well below that max. So the speed advantage of SATA II doesn't even come into question.
