And7rey Distinguished Nov 3, 2012 277 0 18,790 Jan 5, 2014 #1 Don't get me wrong , I know that all SATA cables are same , I just want to know is there going to be any damage to the HDD or MOBO if I connect a SATA2 HDD to a SATA3 port on a MOBO , 'couse I think the MOBO I want to buy hasn't got any SATA2 ports.
Don't get me wrong , I know that all SATA cables are same , I just want to know is there going to be any damage to the HDD or MOBO if I connect a SATA2 HDD to a SATA3 port on a MOBO , 'couse I think the MOBO I want to buy hasn't got any SATA2 ports.
S smitbret Distinguished Aug 5, 2002 768 0 19,060 Jan 5, 2014 #2 It'll work just fine. Upvote 0 Downvote
casper1973 Distinguished Dec 30, 2012 942 0 19,360 Jan 5, 2014 #3 Yep, SATA is completely backwards compatible. Upvote 0 Downvote