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harddrive

sebastianlieken · 2007-05-14 10:29:25

this is such a n00b question, but will a sata2 hardrive work with a mobo that has sata ports?....its an asus k8n

14-05-2007 10:29am

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this is such a n00b question, but will a sata2 hardrive work with a mobo that has sata ports?....its an asus k8n

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#2 14-05-2007 10:48am

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Yes in some instances certain SATA2 hard drives have a jumper on the drive which you must set for SATA1 compatibility but if it's not there then there is nothing to worry about just plug it in.

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#3 14-05-2007 12:24pm

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cool, thanks 8T8, (need to buy a new hdd for an older pc and the sata is cheaper than the ide) i save €10 now, woohoo!

just realised that rhymes a bit to much....

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