Sata II ?

[jam1e]

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 )

[streetster]

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

[BlindMelon7]

While we're on the subject. Can anyone tell me why WD Raptors are SATA 1? Are they just old?

[sTrAnGeFrUiT!]

im pretty sure that the 150GB raptors are SATA II

[Clunk]

74gb ones are sata 1

[abeacock]

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

[tickedon]

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