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| 461556 | 2006-06-08 05:59:00 | Ok, I know this is probably a dumb question... Are SATA2 hard drives backward compatable? i.e, need a new hard drive (run out of space), so can I use new SATA2 drive with my old ide motherboard? Buying both a new hard disc and a new motherboard in one go is a bit expensive. |
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| 461557 | 2006-06-08 06:10:00 | Ok, I know this is probably a dumb question... Are SATA2 hard drives backward compatable? i.e, need a new hard drive (run out of space), so can I use new SATA2 drive with my old ide motherboard? Buying both a new hard disc and a new motherboard in one go is a bit expensive. Are you asking if sata2 will work on a old mobo? (backwards compatable). Sata2 /Sata use same plug, however Sata2 will only run @ 1.5Gb as apposed to 3Gb if connecting to Sata (1) mobo. If your mobo doesnt have Sata period, you will need to buy an expansion card (PCI) with Sata Controller to plug the Sata drive into. |
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| 461558 | 2006-06-08 06:13:00 | Ok, thanks Solmiester | Nyuuji (5460) | ||
| 461559 | 2006-06-08 08:31:00 | i thought there where some IDe to sata converters around. PCI sata cards will work ok but you may lose a bit of speed with some of the high speed drives, exspecially if you have other pci cards. | tweak'e (69) | ||
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