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quick SATA question
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:34 pm
by Dr_Watson
i have to get a replacement drive for a friend's dell who's shit ass maxtor has developed a whole ring of unreadable sectors.
i've never messed with it before, so i'm curious, will an SATA 300 drive step down to operate on an SATA 150 controler?
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:41 pm
by SoM
it'll work, just at a slower speed
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:42 pm
by Underpants?
yeah it should be with either autonegotiation or the use of jumpers, but why? I would save your money and get a cheaper sata 1 drive. It's just not faster at all, from what I'm hearing.
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:53 pm
by Dr_Watson
because the 80 gig WD 300 drive is cheaper than the 150.
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:54 pm
by Captain
Yep, it'll work no problem. Just use a jumper.
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:57 pm
by Underpants?
Dr_Watson wrote:because the 80 gig WD 300 drive is cheaper than the 150.
oic, then the WD would be the discerning nigga's choice. :icon27:
WD would be one that uses jumper negotiation, iirc. It's all in the literature tho.
GL HF