A aggelos123 Honorable Oct 26, 2013 254 0 10,790 Oct 30, 2013 #1 so can a sata 3 hdd (6gb/s) be connected to a sata 2 (3gb/s) motherboard?or i will need to buy something? HDD:WESTERN DIGITAL 500GB CAVIAR BLUE MOBO:ASROCK H61M-VG4
so can a sata 3 hdd (6gb/s) be connected to a sata 2 (3gb/s) motherboard?or i will need to buy something? HDD:WESTERN DIGITAL 500GB CAVIAR BLUE MOBO:ASROCK H61M-VG4
Solution getochkn Oct 30, 2013 yes it will work fine, just at a lower speed. In reality, most drives don't max out the SATA 2 anyways.
yes it will work fine, just at a lower speed. In reality, most drives don't max out the SATA 2 anyways.
getochkn Polypheme Jul 2, 2006 12,407 54 65,040 Oct 30, 2013 Solution #2 yes it will work fine, just at a lower speed. In reality, most drives don't max out the SATA 2 anyways. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
yes it will work fine, just at a lower speed. In reality, most drives don't max out the SATA 2 anyways.