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Question about SATA port on MB

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ted_b

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I'm installing a new GPU and the fan completely blocks the SATA port on the motherboard (microATX, very small board) that I was previously using for my hard drive (the only SATA drive I have in this PC; I don't have any other hard drives or optical media installed). Can I just plug the HDD's SATA connector into the other SATA port (MB has 2) without changing anything else? Thanks.
 
ted_b said:
I'm installing a new GPU and the fan completely blocks the SATA port on the motherboard (microATX, very small board) that I was previously using for my hard drive (the only SATA drive I have in this PC; I don't have any other hard drives or optical media installed). Can I just plug the HDD's SATA connector into the other SATA port (MB has 2) without changing anything else? Thanks.
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Yes, you can plug the connector into any SATA connector. Some SATA ports are 6GB/s bandwidth and some are 3GB/s bandwidth, so depending on your motherboard model, and hard drive model, you may also need to be careful to choose the correct port. But if you only have 2 ports, I'm certain they are both the same speed.
 
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