On 01/30/2012 12:08 PM, jimbo wrote: > Greetings: > > I am compiling a list of possible components to build a mini pc. I want to > use a solid state drive that is sata 2. I am not sure if this is compatible > with the ITX board I am interested in. According to light research sata 2 > is just a more robust stream and should be compatible with any sata on any > motherboard. Is this a wrong assumption? > > Bottom line will it work with my desired ITX board? > > Reference: > ITX board of interest: > http://www.zotacusa.com/zotac-h67-wifi-h67itx-a-e.html > Wiki sata reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA > > Jimbo >
Yes those are compatible. Generally SATA 2 = SATA 3.0 Gb/s SATA 2 drives are backwards compatible with SATA 1 ports 1.5 Gb/s, they just run at the slower bandwidth. The board in Question appears to support SATA 2 and 3. It will likely run SATA 1 drives if you happen to get them, just at a slower bandwidth. If you want an analogy it's just like the days of ATA/33 vs ATA/66 vs ATA/100. All the same port but different supported speeds. Enjoy, Alex _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
