SATA2 compatible

paulm34 · 25 Jun 2006 at 11:08

Hi i have a A7N8X deluxe motherboard I know its an old board But i just wondered if it would be SATA2 compatible :confused:

. I Have SATA1 connectors on the board and red cables in box which i asume connect to SATA1 Drives :confused:

.The reason im asking is I want to upgrade the pc But can not afford it all now. So if i upgraded to a SATA2 would it be backward compatible to SATA1 untill i got a new motherboard ect :confused:

I have a IDE drive wich i think is 133 ultra dma. So i have never used sata before, PLEASE help thanks

split · 25 Jun 2006 at 13:06

It is backward compatible.

You'll need some drivers for that board though.

Look here.

paulm34 · 25 Jun 2006 at 19:46

ok thanks for link

turbotoes · 26 Jun 2006 at 19:20

Don't buy a maxtor drive (huge compatabilty problems with nforce) and try and find out from somebody (post) what works with your mainboard.
I'm lucky, I got my Maxtor to work with my A8N-sli deluxe eventually!!, but many don't!!. good luck

turbotoes