stevenriz
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- May 21, 2001
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Will a 3gb SATA drive work on a 1.5gb controller? I am guessing yes.
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simple SATA question
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According to this chart at the official Serial ATA website, it is:
Also, keep in mind that it's not correct to list SATA as "gb", which usually refers to data size (gigabyte). Instead, you should use Gb/s (gigabits per second) which identifies bandwidth. It might help for you to read a bit about the technology here:
Realize that 1.5 Gb/s is still plenty fast for drives running alone or in small arrays. The 3.0 Gb/s increase mainly benefits large storage arrays found in company server solutions.
~cdogg
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
[tab][navy]For general rules and guidelines to get better answers, click here:[/navy] faq219-2884
Also, keep in mind that it's not correct to list SATA as "gb", which usually refers to data size (gigabyte). Instead, you should use Gb/s (gigabits per second) which identifies bandwidth. It might help for you to read a bit about the technology here:
Realize that 1.5 Gb/s is still plenty fast for drives running alone or in small arrays. The 3.0 Gb/s increase mainly benefits large storage arrays found in company server solutions.
~cdogg
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
[tab][navy]For general rules and guidelines to get better answers, click here:[/navy] faq219-2884
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