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Vtecaddict
07-20-2005, 01:57 AM
I just need to confirm that this HD
https://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=100713-3

Will work with this mobo
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813123236

I thought they would work together but then i saw that mobo has SATAII and that HD is ATA150. Does this mean they're not compatible?

Vertigo Acid
07-20-2005, 02:56 AM
Will work just fine. SATAII is just a marketing term and not a real standard

DougLite
07-20-2005, 09:24 AM
You're fine. Backward and forward compatibility is part of the SATA specifications. A second generation drive will work with a first generation host and vice versa, it will just use the first generation feature set that is common to both devices.