Sata2 question

[Mang0 Tree]

Hi

I have a Asus board that comes with SATA2, and want to install a Raptor plus a Maxtor 250G SATA2 to it.

Will the Maxtor default back to SATA 1 speed if I mix & match the drives?

Thanks

 

[Mang0 Tree]

It's the Asus 939 NF4-E Ultra

I'm hoping to use the Raptor for Win only, with the Maxtor for all the other stuff. I already have another Maxtor in another PC, and it's really fast, I really don't want to lose the speed if the mobo detects a mixture of drives connected to it.

 

[Mang0 Tree]

Yes, it's the Asus A8N-E

The reason I asked is because I remember reading somewhere that if you connect SATA and SATA2 drives into a motherboard, the SATA2's drive will run at SATA1 speed...

I guess this is no longer true

 

[Mang0 Tree]

Cheers for clearing this up for me guys

The PC I was planning to build today has been put on hold temporarily, just found out my new GC didn't have a PCI-E cable in the box