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Old 01-12-2007, 10:32 PM   #1
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sata 3.0 serial ata150

can i usea serial ata150 like the wd serial ata150 on a motherboard with only sata 3.0gb connectors?
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Old 01-12-2007, 10:34 PM   #2
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Yes, sata 3.0 and sata150 is backwards compatible.
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Old 01-13-2007, 05:15 PM   #3
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To be a bit more specific:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136012

with a motherboard with only sata 3.0 ports

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Yes, the motherboard will run the drive at 150.
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Old 01-14-2007, 05:07 PM   #5
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How about running a 3GB/s drive on a mobo with 1.5GB/s ports? Will the drive just run at 1.5?
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