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12-22-2008, 02:33 PM
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I am looking to start upgrade my current computer as far as I can before having to upgrade the mobo and CPU. Can anyone tell me whether S-ATA drives would work on my Abit IC7 motherboard or not? Bearing in mind the motherboard must be 4 years old - way before 3GB/s S-ATA was around. Would it just work at the old transfer rate or would it not work at all?! Cheers Jolyon |
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12-22-2008, 02:44 PM
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Yes, if your motherboard has the slower SATA ports, newer drives will default to the lower transfer rate. In the unlikely event of any problems, most drives have a jumper setting to force the slower speed. It's unlikely you'd notice a difference between the two, at any rate.
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12-22-2008, 02:46 PM
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That board supports 1.5 SATA speeds only, not 3.0.
Meaning, you'll probably have to put the 1.5 jumper on any SATA drive you attach. Otherwise, it should work fine.
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12-22-2008, 02:48 PM
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Excellent news - thanks for the replies.
Let the gradual upgrades to my system begin! Thanks again. 
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