SATA/SATAII cable?

[M0nkeyb0Y]

is there such a thing as a SATAII cable, or will any old SATA cable be SATA300?

[mrt9888]

they use the same cable

[M0nkeyb0Y]

cheers mate - thought as much, but I have seen a "SATAII" cable somewhere along the line ~ marketeers dream no doubt

[hibby]

SATA II sockets have the ability to use a clip on the cable to stop it being pulled out accidentally. So, a true SATA II cable would have this clip. This doesn't stop SATA I/II cables being fully interchangeable though.

[TAKTAK]

theres no difference between cables, it's just that as hibby rightly says cables that are marketed as 2ndGenSATA (SATA II) just have clips to stop them falling out.

to re-iterate: it's just a marketing ploy the latching mechanism is just a fancy plug for more sercure attachment since the first generation SATA plugs were prone to falling out if nudged. The L shape/size is still the same and so is the internal makeup of the cable.

the 2ndGenSATA cables can be used with 1stGenSATA devices and vice versa