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Sata & Sataii

Discussion in 'Storage and Networking' started by ug18, Jul 15, 2007.

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  1. ug18 Newcomer, in training

    I'm now using a sata harddisk on my motherboard.
    i'm not sure if now i were to buy a sataII harddisk,
    can it be used on my motherboard?

    what do i have to look out for?
    ug18, Jul 15, 2007
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  2. pdyckman@comcas Newcomer, in training

    You need to look for the SATA transfer speed of your board. If it supports 3GB'sd/sec. then use SATA 2. Either SATA drive is plenty fast.
    pdyckman@comcas, Jul 15, 2007
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  3. ug18 Newcomer, in training

    So if it doesn't support 3GB/sec, can i still use SATA2 drive, so that it acts like a SATA drive?
    ug18, Jul 16, 2007
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  4. ug18 Newcomer, in training

    any advise...
    pls?
    ug18, Jul 19, 2007
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  5. mailpup TechSpot Special Forces

    Yes, it is backwards compatible so the new SATA drive will work but at the slower speed of the SATA 1 drive.
    mailpup, Jul 19, 2007
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  6. ug18 Newcomer, in training

    thanks! off to buy new hd!
    haha! :p
    ug18, Jul 20, 2007
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