how can i confirm it is sata or sata 2 ?

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I purchased seagate sata 160 gb hard-disk .

dealer says it is sata 2 but how can i confirm it ?

it's specification are :-

barracuda 7200.9

st3160211as

silly question after purchasing it

but it is compatible with intel org. d946gzis and will work with no problem ?

clmlbx said:
I purchased seagate sata 160 gb hard-disk .

dealer says it is sata 2 but how can i confirm it ?

it's specification are :-

barracuda 7200.9

st3160211as

silly question after purchasing it

but it is compatible with intel org. d946gzis and will work with no problem ?

Dood...

Change dat drive... Its jus got 2mb buffer.. I hav an ST3160212as.. Check out sgt's website fer more details...

U'll be asked to enter dat serial no of urs... Then u'll know.. bUt its jus got 2mb buffer so change it n get somethin havin 8mb...

^^^^ how much will dat cost ?

is mine sata 2

clmlbx said:
^^^^ how much will dat cost ?

is mine sata 2

Dude,

Mine's also havin a 2MB buffer...

Check out seagte.com fer urself n enter ur serial no n u'll find out...

SATA 3Gb/s interface with native command queuing (NCQ)

I searched the Model number you have provided ,google landed me on this page .As per the specifications yes it is a SATA2 drive (3Gb/s)