Hard drive question

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Peter

I know this is a bit off topic but I thought someone out there might know. I
have a motherboard that supports SATA1 with an exchange rate of 150mb/s, can
I fit a SATA11 drive, up to 300mb/s, onto this port. I need to know as I
intend to change the motherboard in the near future but need a hard drive
now and would like one that will perform well on the new motherboard, any
help or views would be greatly appreciated.
Regards
Peter
 
Peter said:
I know this is a bit off topic but I thought someone out there might know.
I have a motherboard that supports SATA1 with an exchange rate of 150mb/s,
can I fit a SATA11 drive, up to 300mb/s, onto this port. I need to know as
I intend to change the motherboard in the near future but need a hard drive
now and would like one that will perform well on the new motherboard, any
help or views would be greatly appreciated.
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Post to a hardware newsgroup, and/or check on the motherboard manufacturer's
web site and ask their tech support.
 
Check with the HD manu site.
Some hd's are backward compatible, some cause problems, some have a jumper
to force sata1
 
DL said:
Check with the HD manu site.
Some hd's are backward compatible, some cause problems, some have a jumper
to force sata1
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Peter:
There really shouldn't be any problem here as to your present SATA-capable
motherboard recognizing a SATA-II HDD. In most instances the motherboard
will recognize the SATA-II HDD without further ado. In a few instances you
will need to set the disk's jumper for SATA 1.5 Gb/s data interface. You can
feel confident in purchasing a SATA-II HDD.
Anna
 
Hi folks,
Many thanks for your replies, your advice & knowledge are greatly
appreciated.
Peter
 
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