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SATA2 connectors?

Supercell · 2008-07-03 17:26:15

I want to add a couple of SATA2 drives to my Dell SC440 system (connected to a sata raid controller). The "2" bit scares me, do i need a different type of controller /connector to work with SATA2? Thanks.

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03-07-2008 6:26pm

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Supercell

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I want to add a couple of SATA2 drives to my Dell SC440 system (connected to a sata raid controller).

The "2" bit scares me, do i need a different type of controller /connector to work with SATA2?

Thanks.

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#2 03-07-2008 8:13pm
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This was asked before. It seems SATA2 is backward compatible with SATA but you need to change the settings on a jumper on the drive.

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#3 03-07-2008 8:39pm
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There's usually only one jumper on a Sata drive. This will force the hard drive into 1.5Gbps mode which is SATA 1 so as to piece..piece of cake..ntothing to worry bout

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#4 03-07-2008 9:03pm
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Thanks lads, have gone ahead and ordered.

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