BioStar 210V - Question about Hard Drives

[dmw16]

I have this SFF PC:
http://www.biostar-usa.com/ide...ls.asp?model=ideq+210v

I want to turn it into a file server (was going to buy a MSI Wind, but sticking a drive in this would be cheaper). It has SATA connectors on the board, but I am not sure if they are 1.5GB/s or 3.0GB/S.

There aren't a ton of 1.5GB/S drives on NewEgg (4, I think) so I am hoping it is the 3.0 type. Is there any way to tell? Will a 3.0 work on a 1.5?

 

[IlllI]

210v is pretty old. so its probably only 1.5

 

[corkyg]

Yes - a 3.0 drive is backward compatible with a 1.5 controller.

 

[WildW]

Sometimes you need to put the drive in 1.5 mode, either with a jumper or with a software utility (I've seen both), or older motherboards won't recognise them and hang at power-on-self-test.