I'm confused about sata cables

[Smithers2010]

Can you use a sata 1 cable on a sata 2 hard drive on a sata 2 motherboard? this is the mothoerboard i have got ASRock N68-S3 UCC AM3

 

[hell_storm2004]

I think this thread on another forum should help you out:
http://www.overclock.net/faqs/99397-info-there-difference-between-sata-sata2.html

 

[hell_storm2004]

And this should answer your question:
http://forums.techarena.in/hardware-peripherals/1104590.htm