sata or not

meanman · 01-29-2006, 11:51 AM

hi i have amotherboard that supports 1sata11 hdd and 2sata hdd i can only find 120gb sats hdd so i dont know wetyer to buy 2 of them and have a raid or to buy 1 400gb sata11 hdd or wether i can use sata11 drives on the sata headers on the motherboard please help

helmie · 01-29-2006, 12:18 PM

Let me get this right:

Your mobo has one SATAII port, and 2 SATA ports. You sure they arnt all SATAII?

If thats so, then I would get two SATA HDDs in RAID.

Ive been told that SATAII doesnt run at the rated speed, But i dont know why. (I have a SATAII mobo & HDD)

suprasteve · 01-29-2006, 08:09 PM

you can use sata2 drives on a sata mobos or sata drives on sata2 mobos, it's backwards compatible, but the most cost efficient size about now is probably 250gb

01-29-2006, 11:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
meanman Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: england Posts: 1,864	sata or not hi i have amotherboard that supports 1sata11 hdd and 2sata hdd i can only find 120gb sats hdd so i dont know wetyer to buy 2 of them and have a raid or to buy 1 400gb sata11 hdd or wether i can use sata11 drives on the sata headers on the motherboard please help

01-29-2006, 12:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
helmie Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Highlands, Scotland Age: 18 Posts: 1,208	Let me get this right: Your mobo has one SATAII port, and 2 SATA ports. You sure they arnt all SATAII? If thats so, then I would get two SATA HDDs in RAID. Ive been told that SATAII doesnt run at the rated speed, But i dont know why. (I have a SATAII mobo & HDD) __________________ For sale: http://www.computerforum.com/111463-...tml#post893380

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01-29-2006, 08:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
suprasteve Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,355	you can use sata2 drives on a sata mobos or sata drives on sata2 mobos, it's backwards compatible, but the most cost efficient size about now is probably 250gb