SATA 3 support
My Aspire 7736Z has SATA II (two) interface. A new HD has been ordered from Amazon; the product description says SATA II (3.0 Gb - i think) but the specs on the HD itself say 6.0 Mb which correspond to SATA III (three). If this new HD is configured for SATA III will it work in the SATA II machine without conflict ? Thanx.
Bewildered Bob
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Bob, I cut and pasted this for you, but it appears that the answer is "Yes."
SATA II (revision 2.x) interface, formally known as SATA 3Gb/s, is a second generation SATA interface running at 3.0 Gb/s. The bandwidth throughput, which is supported by the interface, is up to 300MB/s.
SATA III (revision 3.x) interface, formally known as SATA 6Gb/s, is a third generation SATA interface running at 6.0Gb/s. The bandwidth throughput, which is supported by the interface, is up to 600MB/s. This interface is backwards compatible with SATA 3 Gb/s interface.
SATA II specifications provide backward compatibility to function on SATA I ports. SATA III specifications provide backward compatibility to function on SATA I and SATA II ports. However, the maximum speed of the drive will be slower due to the lower speed limitations of the port.0
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Bob, I cut and pasted this for you, but it appears that the answer is "Yes."
SATA II (revision 2.x) interface, formally known as SATA 3Gb/s, is a second generation SATA interface running at 3.0 Gb/s. The bandwidth throughput, which is supported by the interface, is up to 300MB/s.
SATA III (revision 3.x) interface, formally known as SATA 6Gb/s, is a third generation SATA interface running at 6.0Gb/s. The bandwidth throughput, which is supported by the interface, is up to 600MB/s. This interface is backwards compatible with SATA 3 Gb/s interface.
SATA II specifications provide backward compatibility to function on SATA I ports. SATA III specifications provide backward compatibility to function on SATA I and SATA II ports. However, the maximum speed of the drive will be slower due to the lower speed limitations of the port.0 -
You should not experience any problems. SATA III is backwards compatible and should be fine with both SATA II and SATA I.
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