carnageX Private Joker, Staff member Messages 25,056 Location Oregon Apr 11, 2013 #3 Erm, gonna need to be a bit more clear on what you're talking about..
OP OP xMalcom In Runtime Messages 407 Location United States Apr 11, 2013 #4 If i have a 1.5 or 3 gb's sata port can i use it on a 6gb's
carnageX Private Joker, Staff member Messages 25,056 Location Oregon Apr 11, 2013 #5 So, to be clear, you're asking if you can use a SATA HDD that's 6gbps (SATA III) in a 1.5 (SATA I) or 3 gbps (SATA II) port? Yes, you should be able to. It will just run at the bandwidth of the port.
So, to be clear, you're asking if you can use a SATA HDD that's 6gbps (SATA III) in a 1.5 (SATA I) or 3 gbps (SATA II) port? Yes, you should be able to. It will just run at the bandwidth of the port.
D DistraughtSysop In Runtime Messages 407 Location USA Apr 12, 2013 #7 xMalcom said: What about vice versa Click to expand... Same thing. It will only perform at the speed of the slowest component.
xMalcom said: What about vice versa Click to expand... Same thing. It will only perform at the speed of the slowest component.
PP Mguire Build Guru Messages 32,592 Location Fort Worth, Texas Apr 12, 2013 #9 HDD's aren't limited in SATA2 ports, to be clear.