SATA II vs SATA

[allllec]

Quick query for the crew:

Is a SATA II port/cable/controller backwards compatible with SATA (I) drives? I notice a number of motherboards that now only advertise SATA II, and have little desire to watch my SATA hard drive be useless with them.

TIA.

 

[stoofa]

SATA devices should work absolutely fine on a SATA2 controller.
SATA2 devices however quite often need setting (via a jumper) to work on a SATA controller.

So in answer to your question - your SATA HD's should be absolutely fine on a SATA2 controller.

 

[allllec]

Danke