3GB/SEC internal SATA HDD

[logicmaster2003]

Hey guys,

What kind of SATA cable do I need for the following....

Seagate ST3500641AS 500GB SATA/300 7200RPM 16MB Hard Drive

note that this one is 3 gigabits per second so I thought I have to use a *special* SATA cable ?

I'm confused.. does the 3GB/sec version uses a Different SATA cable than the 1.5GB/sec ?

And where do you guys suggest I can get the cable from ?

Thanks alot

 

[CalvinHobbes]

Any SATA cable is fine.

 

[logicmaster2003]

hi thanks for the reply.

So i can use regular SATA cable for my 3GB/S SATA-II drive ? It wont fall down to 1.5GB/S ?

 

[Zepper]

There are some cables marked for SATA-2 that have a little metal clip that helps hold them in place. They may also have better shielding but there's no way for you to really know.

.bh.

 

[Audiotherapy]

for those with seagate sataII HD, is it set to 150 speed out of the box? my 400gb 7200.10 looks like it has a jumper set to 150 speed. but the jumper is almost impossible to get it off...

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Ok everyone, please listen carefully. A SATA-II drive does not run at 3Gb per second. Sata-II is a MARKETING ploy and does not exist! Current chipsets and firmware are incapable of saturating a Sata (1.5 Gb) bus let alone the so called Sata-II.

Any improvement seen (and then only in benchmarks) of Sata-II over Sata can be traced to higher platter density and/or firmware improvements.

Sata cables have NOTHING to do with a Sata drives efficiency or speed of operation. In fact, Sata cables offer nothing as an improvement over ribbon cables other than possibly allowing better air flow.

 

[logicmaster2003]

hey for some reason.. i can not find any SATA cable from the local stores (staples, officemax, officedepot, radioshack).
Does anyone know where online can i get them without paying hefty shipping/handling ? THANKS

 

[Zepper]

Try http://www.SVC.com - you can ask them to ship small orders by FCM uninsured to save on shipping.

Actually you can get burst transfer rates of higher than 150MB/sec with some SATA-2 drive/controller combos. Whether that makes any difference in your real-world experience, IDK...

.bh.

 

[logicmaster2003]

hi all THANKS for all your help

but somehow after googling for few minutes.. i found this $2.99 with FREE SHIPPING !!
http://www.xpcgear.com/18sata2uvblue.html

Just in case u guys need some

 

[Synomenon]

All of my dealings with SVC have been pretty smooth. They were all pretty small orders though.