I read on this site https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/SATA-cables-Is-there-a-difference-97/ and a few others that there is no difference. I have an SSD that's 6gb/s that's been freezing up. I'm using a really old sata cable that's probably 3gb/s, so now I'm starting to question if that's the issue with it. In your experience, will a 3gb/s sata cable not work with a 6gb/s motherboard+ssd?
Will a 3 gb/s sata cable work with a 6gb/s motherboard+ssd?
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JohnnyLucky
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There are no such things as SATA 2 and SATA 3 cables. There is only one international standard for the cables. The SATA ports on motherboards and the connectors on the cables never changed. The pinouts never changed. They are still the same. Nothing has changed.
Labelling a standard SATA cable as SATA 2 or SATA 3 was just an advertising gimmick that reared its ugly head during the transition from SATA 2 3Gb/s ssd's to SATA 3 6Gb/s ssd's. SATA cable manufacturers were trying to generate revenue. The companies were hoping uninformed consumers would believe the advertising and buy more cables.
There have been numerous reports and technical reviews over the years simply because uninformed consumers kept asking about it. The technical reviews always confirmed there was no difference. The SATA organisation responsible for the standard and specifications also confirmed many times that there was no difference in the cables because the specifications never changed.
Labelling a standard SATA cable as SATA 2 or SATA 3 was just an advertising gimmick that reared its ugly head during the transition from SATA 2 3Gb/s ssd's to SATA 3 6Gb/s ssd's. SATA cable manufacturers were trying to generate revenue. The companies were hoping uninformed consumers would believe the advertising and buy more cables.
There have been numerous reports and technical reviews over the years simply because uninformed consumers kept asking about it. The technical reviews always confirmed there was no difference. The SATA organisation responsible for the standard and specifications also confirmed many times that there was no difference in the cables because the specifications never changed.
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