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Need to Buy a SATA I HDD

13 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/need-to-buy-a-sata-i-hdd.118250/

harishgayatri
harishgayatri Original post #1
Jun 11, 2009 at 9:37 PM
320GB 16MB buffer

Please tell me the SATA Drives which are SATA I and II complatible
krishnandu.sarkar
Jun 11, 2009 at 10:02 PM
I thnk all SATA II r SATA I compatible.....!!!
Well not sure....

Wait for othr members till dey reply
surinder
Jun 11, 2009 at 10:09 PM
Ya all SATA ll HDDs are SATA l compatible.

Get WD WD320AAKS 320 GB @2.2K.
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acewin #4
Jun 11, 2009 at 10:19 PM
SATA 2 HDD can be put on SATA 1 port and viceversa, no issues in there.
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paroh #5
Jun 12, 2009 at 8:23 AM
sata 1 is backward compatible with sata 1 port. So there will be no problem.
harishgayatri
Jun 12, 2009 at 9:42 AM
Guys how good is Hitachi 320GB does it have a Jumper or something to make it SATA 1

Primeabgb is selling it at Rs 2150+(50) for me as delivery chrgs.

Does Hitachi also have 16MB buffer option
surinder
Jun 12, 2009 at 2:00 PM
Go for WD WD320AAKS (blue power series 16MB buffer) 320 GB @2.2K eyes closed.
VarDOS
VarDOS #8
Jun 12, 2009 at 4:22 PM
their is nothing wid SATA 1 or 2, its only the increase of Bandwidth in Sata 2, than Sata 1.
You Can Go For Hitachi, it is also a good option, I Myself use it for 3 years now, no problem at all
harishgayatri
Jun 13, 2009 at 7:40 AM
Ok I will Stick to Hitachi.

Surinder, I have Western Digital 1TB External HDD Essential Edition and i guess it is a Green one.

Please confirm whether it is green or not

Thanks for your support guys
harishgayatri
Jun 13, 2009 at 7:48 AM
My config is

Motherboard: Intel D865GBF
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3.0Ghz Prescott HT enabled
RAM: 2x512MB DDR 400Mhz Dual Channel
Storage: 80GB SAMSUNG IDE based
Optical Drive: LITE-ON DVD SHD-16P1S
LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1P (Made to stock from MoserBaer)
Display: SONY BRAVIA T-Series KLV-19T400A (19 inch 16:10)
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD3650 AGP 8x 512MB DDR2
Sound: Onboard SoundMax 4XL
surinder
surinder #11
Jun 13, 2009 at 8:09 AM
Ok I will Stick to Hitachi.

Surinder, I have Western Digital 1TB External HDD Essential Edition and i guess it is a Green one.

Please confirm whether it is green or not

Thanks for your support guys
Give me the model number please required to determine whether it is green or not. But most probably it should be a green one.
harishgayatri
Jun 13, 2009 at 8:48 AM
This is the one

*www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=353
surinder
surinder #13
Jun 13, 2009 at 9:03 AM
Yes it is from green power series.