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    Sata II ?

    umm so im buying a Hard drive and found the;

    Samsung SpinPoint P120S 250GB SATA2 8MB 7200RPM

    i wonder, does SATA II or 2 .. mean i wont be able to use with a regular Serial ATA drive? (the case/mobo in question is on Shuttle's SN27P2)

    help would be great, cheers guys (and gals )

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    they are forwards/backwards compatible

    SATA2 drive will work on SATA1 motherboard (may require a jumper being changed on the drive)

    SATA1 drive will work on SATA2 motherboard

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    While we're on the subject. Can anyone tell me why WD Raptors are SATA 1? Are they just old?
    With love and many thanks,

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    im pretty sure that the 150GB raptors are SATA II

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    74gb ones are sata 1
    Quote Originally Posted by Blitzen View Post
    stupid betond belief.
    You owe it to yourself to click here really.

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    And I can confirm that the Samsung Spinpoint P120 250Gb is great and quiet!
    (see my profile left)

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    Quote Originally Posted by abeacock View Post
    And I can confirm that the Samsung Spinpoint P120 250Gb is great and quiet!
    (see my profile left)
    I'll confirm that again, great drive imo There is a slight performance trade-off from a set of benchmarks I saw, but, what real-world difference it makes, all I can say is you can't really hear it

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