Will a SATA150 Hard drive plug into a SATA 3.0GB port?

[Coolone]

Hi

I'm putting together a system online, and I was wondering if a hard drive thats listed as Serial ATA150 will plug into a Serial ATA 3.0GB port on the motherboard?

Thanks

 

[Smartazz]

Yes.

 

[Gamingphreek]

The end connectors are identical. Throughput is the only difference.

-Kevin

 

[151528]

yep, but with some drives you need to put in a jumper for it to be recognised, but mainly cheapo ones.

 

[stogez]

There should be no problems. SATA II support just meant that the mobo will support the new drives. They're all backwards compatible.

 

[Auric]

Originally posted by: 151528
yep, but with some drives you need to put in a jumper for it to be recognised, but mainly cheapo ones.

Only el-cheapo off-brand drives even have jumpers (such as Seagate, Western Digital and Samsung). Hitachi, of course, does not. 😛

Seriousry, if there is an issue 'tis prolly more likely with the storage controller else mayhaps a "transitional period" drive firmware.

Personally, I wouldn't buy a SATA 150 drive whether the controller is capable of 300 or not, 'cause it at least implies olde tymey specs where they are more important like density. Whereas even a PATA drive can be current.

 

[Mr Fox]

Originally posted by: Auric

Originally posted by: 151528
yep, but with some drives you need to put in a jumper for it to be recognised, but mainly cheapo ones.

Only el-cheapo off-brand drives even have jumpers (such as Seagate, Western Digital and Samsung). Hitachi, of course, does not. 😛

Seriousry, if there is an issue 'tis prolly more likely with the storage controller else mayhaps a "transitional period" drive firmware.

Personally, I wouldn't buy a SATA 150 drive whether the controller is capable of 300 or not, 'cause it at least implies olde tymey specs where they are more important like density. Whereas even a PATA drive can be current.

The Fastest SATA Drives on the Market are ATA 150 Interface ....


http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=189&Language=en

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136012


15000 RPM Seagate Cheetah 320 SCSI barely Beat The Raptors....

http://www.storagereview.com/articles/200601/WD1500ADFD_1.html


You are being deluded by Marketing 101 "Make Them Think That They Need It"

The Interface Speeds are Only Theoretical.....

You should re-think you Logic... or Lack There of....

 

[Auric]

Oh yay, a queer anomaly. The implication was that the interface was less important than the specs so thine rebuke falls flat. However, now that you bring it up... a 300 drive will be capable of hot swap while a 150 shan't. Oh, and a PATA drive may use less power than either. Thus, in general, 'tis still best to eschew 150 as the short-lived transitional standard 'twas.

 

[ch33zw1z]

this thread makes me appreciate google all the more...