Will a SATA II drive work with a SATA I mobo.
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Yes, as long as you are sure the drive is set to SATA1 speeds. I'm posting this on a rig with SATA1 on the mobo with a Seagate 7200.10 320 GiB disk. On the Seagate the drive comes from the factory with the jumper on the back set to SATA1. Removing it enables SATA2 speeds.
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See edit above.cymatty said:
I haven't read anything about that specific drive so I can only comment on the product line as a whole. I'm very impressed with my 7200.10. It's quiet and fast, everything I want out of a hard disk. Mine has a 16 MiB cache while that has half that. I reckon it won't make too much of a difference in the end.cymatty said:
BillytheImpaler said:
TBH it is just for mums machine for office and Internet use so should not make that much of a difference, the machine has a fresh install of windows and is reallllllly slow. I think the old 20g 5200rpm maxtor ATA 100 is to blame, we shall see.
Read the SATA-II sticky at the top of the forum, if you have any queries.
The 7200.10's are good drives and would be just fine for that use. When talking about a drive for general surfing etc, there is no difference between brands. It's only when dealing with higher end uses that this becomes a factor.
The 7200.10's are good drives and would be just fine for that use. When talking about a drive for general surfing etc, there is no difference between brands. It's only when dealing with higher end uses that this becomes a factor.
