SATA II and SATA

[Siphon]

Are SATA II slots on mobos backwards compatible? Can I use a SATA I harddrive that only runs at 1.5gb/s on a SATA II mobo that runs at 3gb/s?

 

[Atomic Rooster]

Yes, you can run a SATA 150MB/s HDD on a SATA 300MB/s port with no problem.





Ooops. My bad. Fixed it.
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[MarxSoccer]

Yes, you can run a SATA 150GB/s HDD on a SATA 300GB/s port with no problem.

1.5Gb/s and 3.0Gb/s