Can you use a 1.5 sata harddrive on a 3.0 onboard sata motherboard.thanks.?

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Can you use a 1.5 sata harddrive on a 3.0 onboard sata motherboard.thanks.?

2007-02-07 13:17:33 · 3 answers · asked by maroc039 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons

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Yep, no problem. SATA2 is backwards compatible.

2007-02-07 13:41:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Yes, you can. However, unless the 1.5 SATA HDD has faster read/write speed, faster spindle speed, and a larger cache, I would reccomned going with the 3.0 HDD. 3.0 is better for general use, is usually cheaper, and typically has a larger storage capacity. Go for the 1.5 SATA if performance is critical.

2007-02-07 13:22:45 · answer #2 · answered by Benji 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

SATA 3.0 should be backwards compatible.

Here's more info:

http://www.sata-io.org/3g.asp

2007-02-07 13:22:41 · answer #3 · answered by Shawn H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋