SATA 1 & SATA 2

[Falco]

I am about to purchase a new hard drive for my present motherboard that has
SATA 1 controller.
Shortly I will be changing the motherboard to a m/b with a SATA 2
controller on it.
Can I use a SATA 2 Hard Drive with a SATA 1 controller.
I realise if it does work it will only run at SATA 1 speed.
I will be getting a 250Gb Western Digital and my motherboard is a Gigabyte
(intel)

Thanks for any constructive advice

 

[Rod Speed]

I am about to purchase a new hard drive for my present motherboard that has
SATA 1 controller.

Shortly I will be changing the motherboard to a m/b with a SATA 2 controller
on it.

Can I use a SATA 2 Hard Drive with a SATA 1 controller.
Yes.

I realise if it does work it will only run at SATA 1 speed.

Even SATA 2 drives dont do any better than SATA 1
speeds currently anyway, performance is still limited
by the drive physical detail, RPM and sectors per track.

I will be getting a 250Gb Western Digital

I wouldnt myself, they're going thru a bit of a bad
patch reliability wise currently. I choose to use
Samsungs instead, significantly quieter too.

 

[Arno Wagner]

I am about to purchase a new hard drive for my present motherboard that has
SATA 1 controller.
Shortly I will be changing the motherboard to a m/b with a SATA 2
controller on it.
Can I use a SATA 2 Hard Drive with a SATA 1 controller.
I realise if it does work it will only run at SATA 1 speed.
I will be getting a 250Gb Western Digital and my motherboard is a Gigabyte
(intel)

Usually no problem. There are a few (very few) combinations that do not
work. Although personally I would stay away from WD. Seems to me
thet they have replaced reliability with marketing promises and
speed. Not a trade-off I would be willing to make....

Seagate and Samsung look good at the moment.

Arno