Will Sata 3 - 2.5" hdd work in a sata 2 - 2.5" hdd slot?

[arkwood]

Hi everybody, I have just purchaced the dvico 2230 tvix box . And i need to buy a 2.5 inch sata hard drive.
Now the box says its compatible with sata 2. But with sata 2 i can only get a 500 gb drive, unless i go to the new sata 3 which i can get a 1 tb size drive. My question is can i get the sata 3 drive 1 tb to work in the box , or is the connection diferent between sata 2 and sata 3?

look forward to your help cheers Arkwood

 

[outlw6669]

It will work.
The SATA standard is both backwards and forwards compatiable.
This means that ALL SATA devices will work on ALL SATA controllers.

 

[arkwood]

Thanks outlw6669 now i can go and buy the 1tb knowing i havent wasted my time and money
Cheers
Arkwood

 

[cjl]

Make sure it will fit - the only 1TB 2.5" drives that I know of are thicker than normal.