Sata 2 ??!?!?!

[Travagin]

What is the deal with this? Can a SATA2 3Gb/s hard drive work even though I have a SATA 150 motherboard? This one in particular.

 

[rcf1987]

SATA II hard drives won't work on a mobo unless the mobo supports SATA II.

 

[magnetik]

SATA II hard drives won't work on a mobo unless the mobo supports SATA II.

I think you mean SATA II hard drives won't work in "SATA II mode" unless the mobo supports SATA II.

 

[rcf1987]

ooops, right thats why your the mod

 

[TeeJayHoward]

*pulls hair out*

http://www.sata-io.org/namingguidelines.asp

But, they're right. 3Gb/s drives will only operate at 3Gb/s when plugged into a controller that supports 3Gb/s. Which most motherboards don't. If a 3Gb/s drive is plugged into a 1.5Gb/s controller, it will operate at 1.5Gb/s. So yes, the drive will work. No, it will not be running at 3Gb/s.

 

[defakto]

Which won't matter because very few drives in exsistence come close to 1.5gbs speeds let alone 3.0 gbps speeds. You will not notice the difference.

 

[DougLite]

There's an article on this in the Sticky.