Hard Drive Compatibility

xnefoo · Nov 22, 2012

Hey!

Will me Motherboard be able to take a SATA III 1TB hard drive?

My MB: Gateway H57M01

Hard Drive: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148834

rolli59 · Nov 22, 2012

Yes the SATA std is backwards compatible.

xnefoo · Nov 22, 2012

Will my motherboard change the performance of my Hard drive?

rolli59 · Nov 22, 2012

No, mechanical HDD can not max the SATA II (3GB) interface so connecting a SATA III drive to it will not reduce performance.