R Reaktor4 Newbie Joined Sep 7, 2004 Messages 2,768 Reaction score 3 Nov 16, 2005 #1 can i have a sata and a sata-ii hd in the same system?
R Reaktor4 Newbie Joined Sep 7, 2004 Messages 2,768 Reaction score 3 Nov 17, 2005 #2 none of you noobs know??
giant384 Tank Joined Nov 8, 2004 Messages 8,151 Reaction score 5 Nov 17, 2005 #3 does your life depend on getting an answer from us????
R Reaktor4 Newbie Joined Sep 7, 2004 Messages 2,768 Reaction score 3 Nov 17, 2005 #4 yes, if i buy the wrong thing and it doesnt work then i cant do my work and wont get paid and cant buy food then i will die of starvation
yes, if i buy the wrong thing and it doesnt work then i cant do my work and wont get paid and cant buy food then i will die of starvation
giant384 Tank Joined Nov 8, 2004 Messages 8,151 Reaction score 5 Nov 17, 2005 #5 why dont you ask tech guys and not a forum im not trying to flame you or anyting i just think you would get more info from them then us
why dont you ask tech guys and not a forum im not trying to flame you or anyting i just think you would get more info from them then us
F furiousV Newbie Joined Jan 18, 2005 Messages 616 Reaction score 0 Nov 18, 2005 #6 If the connectors are the same, then I assume a SATA 2 controller IS backwards compatible with SATA 1, don't quote me on this, its very likely I am wrong. What actually uses SATA 2 anyway?
If the connectors are the same, then I assume a SATA 2 controller IS backwards compatible with SATA 1, don't quote me on this, its very likely I am wrong. What actually uses SATA 2 anyway?
Ren.182 Companion Cube Joined Jul 5, 2004 Messages 5,997 Reaction score 29 Nov 18, 2005 #7 SATA 2 is just faster. 3Gb/sec rather than 1.5Gb/sec. And, I reckon you could use them together... though don't quote me on that
SATA 2 is just faster. 3Gb/sec rather than 1.5Gb/sec. And, I reckon you could use them together... though don't quote me on that
Asus Newbie Joined Aug 22, 2003 Messages 10,346 Reaction score 0 Nov 18, 2005 #8 Same connection. They will work together.
F furiousV Newbie Joined Jan 18, 2005 Messages 616 Reaction score 0 Nov 18, 2005 #10 I thought my S-ATA was 150MB/s (or is it Mbps?) while normal IDE goes up to 133MB/s Is it Bytes or Bits?
I thought my S-ATA was 150MB/s (or is it Mbps?) while normal IDE goes up to 133MB/s Is it Bytes or Bits?
Ren.182 Companion Cube Joined Jul 5, 2004 Messages 5,997 Reaction score 29 Nov 18, 2005 #11 Well, 1.5Gbit/sec is just a bit more than 150MBytes/sec Big B= Bytes little b= bits
F furiousV Newbie Joined Jan 18, 2005 Messages 616 Reaction score 0 Nov 18, 2005 #12 Ren.182 said: Well, 1.5Gbit/sec is just a bit more than 150MBytes/sec Big B= Bytes little b= bits Click to expand... There is quite some difference: 8 bits to a byte 1.5Gbps = 187.5MB/s 150MB/s = 1.2Gbps
Ren.182 said: Well, 1.5Gbit/sec is just a bit more than 150MBytes/sec Big B= Bytes little b= bits Click to expand... There is quite some difference: 8 bits to a byte 1.5Gbps = 187.5MB/s 150MB/s = 1.2Gbps
