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bigsaucybob · 10-01-2005, 12:57 AM

i found this 300gb seagate hard drive for 90 dollars and it says its sata-150 i think. i have a port on my mobo that says sata-3. is that compatible with this hard drive? my hard drive is already plugged into one that says sata-1. correct me if im wrong about anything

Johnnyboy0056 · 10-01-2005, 02:00 AM

THAT HD WILL WORK FINE. THE 3 IS ONLY TELLING U (sorry bout the caps) that that is plug 3, like sata plugs, 1 through 3. anyway, yes it will work. even if ur mobo was sata II, it can still work fine, but it wont run at 330mb, only 150mb.

bigsaucybob · 10-01-2005, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Johnnyboy0056

but it wont run at 330mb, only 150mb.

i got everything but that ^^, thanks for the help but please explain

Johnnyboy0056 · 10-01-2005, 02:23 AM

sorry, first of all, the 330 was a typo, its supposed to be 300. sata I has a transfer rate of 150mb. in other words, this is the speed of sata I. now, they have come out with sata II, which has doubled the transfer rate (or speed if u will) to 300 mb. is has to do with how fast the computer can write infoemation onto the hd. thats all. understand now?

EDIT: this means if ur mobo is only SATA I, and ur hd is sata II, then ur hd will only transfer at the sata I speed, becuase ur mobo is the limiting factor.

elmarcorulz · 10-01-2005, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by bigsaucybob

i got everything but that ^^, thanks for the help but please explain

in the way ata133 does 133MB/s and ata100 does 100MB's/s

bigsaucybob · 10-01-2005, 03:02 AM

o ok ok thanks, but if anyone else is looking for a hard drive this is a really good deal on tigerdirect.com and its actually a maxtor (not seagate) 300gb hard drive for 90 dollars

10-01-2005, 12:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
bigsaucybob Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: ny Age: 18 Posts: 3,913	FOund great deal and need help i found this 300gb seagate hard drive for 90 dollars and it says its sata-150 i think. i have a port on my mobo that says sata-3. is that compatible with this hard drive? my hard drive is already plugged into one that says sata-1. correct me if im wrong about anything __________________ Equipt NOW

10-01-2005, 02:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
Johnnyboy0056 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Miami, Florida Age: 23 Posts: 666	THAT HD WILL WORK FINE. THE 3 IS ONLY TELLING U (sorry bout the caps) that that is plug 3, like sata plugs, 1 through 3. anyway, yes it will work. even if ur mobo was sata II, it can still work fine, but it wont run at 330mb, only 150mb. __________________ John G. :rolleyes: Sweet Ride- By Me, For Me :) ____________________________________________ ATX Clear Side Tower with 500 Watt Power Supply EPoX 5NVA+sli Motherboard Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.40 GHz 1 GB DDR2 RAM (2 x 512 MB) Seagate 160 GB HDD w/ SATA Connection ATI Radeon X700 PCI Express Video Card

10-01-2005, 02:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
Johnnyboy0056 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Miami, Florida Age: 23 Posts: 666	sorry, first of all, the 330 was a typo, its supposed to be 300. sata I has a transfer rate of 150mb. in other words, this is the speed of sata I. now, they have come out with sata II, which has doubled the transfer rate (or speed if u will) to 300 mb. is has to do with how fast the computer can write infoemation onto the hd. thats all. understand now? EDIT: this means if ur mobo is only SATA I, and ur hd is sata II, then ur hd will only transfer at the sata I speed, becuase ur mobo is the limiting factor. __________________ John G. :rolleyes: Sweet Ride- By Me, For Me :) ____________________________________________ ATX Clear Side Tower with 500 Watt Power Supply EPoX 5NVA+sli Motherboard Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.40 GHz 1 GB DDR2 RAM (2 x 512 MB) Seagate 160 GB HDD w/ SATA Connection ATI Radeon X700 PCI Express Video Card

10-01-2005, 03:02 AM	#6 (permalink)
bigsaucybob Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: ny Age: 18 Posts: 3,913	o ok ok thanks, but if anyone else is looking for a hard drive this is a really good deal on tigerdirect.com and its actually a maxtor (not seagate) 300gb hard drive for 90 dollars __________________ Equipt NOW

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