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Using SATA 3.0Gb/s on SATA-150 possible?

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Peroxyde

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Hi,

I bought a used computer IBM ThinkCentre M50: http://www.superwarehouse.com/...8189/818958U/ps/457549

Is has SATA-150 interface. Can I use a Hard Drive which is rated as SATA 3.0Gb/s ?

If yes, is there any limit in capacity? Between these two HD, which one would you recommend?

- SAMSUNG HD753LJ Spinpoint F1 HD753LJ 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s

- Seagate ST3750330AS Barracuda 750GB HARD DRIVE 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 32MB Cache

Thank you in advance for any help.
 
Should work. SATA II devices are supposed to be backward compatible to SATA I controllers.
 
How about the capacity? Can I use 750 GB, 1000GB. What happens if the drive is compatible NCQ which is probably not available on the chipset of my motherboard?
 
You may need to use a jumper, depending on the drive, to limit the drive to 1.5Gbps so it can be recognized, you shouldn't hit the limit, but it'd be wise to check the motherboard specs. As for the drive, I would recommend Samsung Spinpoint F1 over other brands, since runs cool, and fairly quiet.
 
The drive and controller should auto-negotiate to use the slower speed without you doing anything. Some drives include a jumper to force the slower mode, in case your motherboard chipset misbehaves.

If either component does not support NCQ (and a controller using the older standard would not), then NCQ will be disabled without you doing anything.

Drive capacity is not an issue at all.

That Seagate drive is one of the 7200.11 series that have had significant firmware problems. The problems are supposed to be fixed now, and a new drive is likely to come with a new version of the firmware (probably SD1B) so that you wouldn't have to do anything. Based on the issues with that series of drives (and biased by the dead-due-to-bad-sectors 1 TB 7200.11 drive sitting next to me), I would buy something else.
 
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