sata 3Gb cable questions

[chris21010]

is that also refered to as sata2? and do you need a deferent cable for a sata 3Gbs HD? because the cables i have say sata 150 and need to know if i need new cables or not?

[AnotherMuggle]

Yes SATA 3Gb is referring to SATA2.

SATA1 is 1.5Gb!

I would just buy a cable that is advertised as SATA2. I've not seen the cables being advertised as either SATA1 or SATA2...anyone else have a difinitive answer on this?

[chris21010]

thanks know i know that i need 4 new cables to get to work right!!

thanks for your help.

[TwoRails]

It's kind of confusing:

What is SATA 3Gb/s? SATA 3Gb/s is the next generation of Serial ATA interface speed. This advanced optional feature is one of 8 specifications published by the previous Serial ATA Working Group II. Since the optional specifications are advanced additions to the core specification (Serial ATA 1.0a) and authored by the 2nd Serial ATA working group they were quickly nick-named SATA II. The most important fact that system builders and consumers must keep in mind is that SATA II is not synonymous with 3Gb/s.

Taken from:

http://www.sata-io.org/3g.asp

[chris21010]

so dose that mean that sata 150 cables can work to 3Gbps if SATA II is not synonymous with 3Gb/s.

[TwoRails]

"SATA II" is is / was the name of the organization at the time, 3Gbps is just one of their specs for the second gen. I haven't found anything that indicates you can not use the same cable.

Here's some more interesting reading:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA

[chris21010]

ok