[Pc_Support] Re: Is a SATA/1.5 RAID controller compatible with SATA/3.0 drives?

[Justin M. Keyes]

On 8/31/06, Justin M. Keyes <justinkz at gmail.com> wrote:
> I've been meaning to fix my backup situation at home, and now seems
> like the perfect time to take advantage of the information flying
> around the list lately. So, I like this Western Digital RE SATA/3.0
> HDD (my computer has legacy ATX power supply):
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822136055
>
> and this 3ware controller (my computer only has PCI):
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16816116030
>
> but I am new to this SATA stuff. Would that 3ware card work with that
> hard drive?

Ah, nevermind, it looks like SATA/3.0 is backward compatible with SATA/1.5:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SATA_II
Thanks.

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Justin M. Keyes