A couple of probably simple and silly questions...

Rocker · 14 Apr 2008 at 15:01

Ok, first off:

A motherboard that supports DDR3...or DDR2 memory canpresumably support all previous DDRs...e.g. a DDR3 motherboard will suport DDR2 and DDR1?

Can motherboards that support SATA2 support SATA?...using the same ports?

My PSU says the SATA power connectors are for optical drives...i have SATA 2 hard drives...i guess the power connectors can be used for the hard drives too?

shr3k · 14 Apr 2008 at 15:05

no ddr3 or ddr2 isnt backwards compatable.

Yes sata and sata 2 are the same ports

And the sata poweer cables should be for the harddrive

Rocker · 14 Apr 2008 at 15:19

Ok kool cheers for that.

hmmm maybe in the PSU book it says there for the hard drives :S i cant maind...anyway i presume i can use them for ether that HDD or the optical CD drives?

Werewolf · 14 Apr 2008 at 16:26

SATA power cables will work with any device that takes an SATA power connection

Chances are if the manual just hasn't been updated/written very well (I personally believe the lost tribe of Amazonian Gibbers are currently working as translators for a large number of companies).

My machine currently has a pair of SATA1 HDD's, SATA optical, and an SATA2 HDD being powered via SATA connectors.