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Quick Question.... SATA 2 HDD in SATA 1??

3 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/quick-question-sata-2-hdd-in-sata-1.105286/

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HellKing Original post #1
Dec 26, 2008 at 9:31 AM
hey guys, I have D945GNTL mobo which supports sata1...

I wanna add another HDD (already have a 160gig and 250gig) and SATA 2 seems to be the standard nowdays

So will a SATA 2 work on my mobo or should I hunt for SATA 1??
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paroh #2
Dec 26, 2008 at 10:13 AM
yes sata2 work with ur board (backward compatibility)