noob - sata hd question

[bugmenot]

My mobo has 2x Serial ATA, so is that sata 1.5gb/s ?

 

[The_Prophecy]

We won't know unless you post your motherboard model here.

 

[bugmenot]

asus p4p800

hxxp://www.dealtime.com/xPF-Asustek_20773205

 

[PCcashCow]

Storage Controller Type(s) Serial ATA x 2, DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra) x 2 Looks as so.

 

[The_Prophecy]

Yes, th P4P800 only supports the SATA 1.5Gbps spec.

 

[Codesmith]

For the foreseeable future SATA 1.5 vs SATA 3.0 is irrelevant, drive will have to more than double in speed before it matters.

 

[The_Prophecy]

Codesmith is right though, the interface speed really doesn't make a difference when refering to SATA. The actual data throughput as well as access times are what matter most.