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Sata II and Sata III

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  • 09-05-2012 9:56pm
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    davemckenna25
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    Looking for some help as I'm confused. Putting together an external hd, (as cheaper that buying assembled). If the hd is sata III, will this fit in a sata II enclosure, or does the enclosure need to be sata III specific.

    Thanks.


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    Unregistered.
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    davemckenna25 wrote: »
    or does the enclosure need to be sata III specific.

    Thanks.

    No.


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    vibe666
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    no, they're exactly the same connections and physical dimensions and sata3 is backwards compatible, so you're all good.


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    Tea_Bag
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    and any HDD claiming SATA3 specs is essentially lying/misleading. dont let it sway your decision to choose it over a different SATA2 HDD.


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    vibe666
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    Tea_Bag wrote: »
    and any HDD claiming SATA3 specs is essentially lying/misleading.
    unless it's a decent specced SSD. :D :P


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    davemckenna25
    Registered Users Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭davemckenna25


    Thanks for that.

    At least I know it'll work now.

    Ta.


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