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Will a SATA 2.0 cable work with a SATA 1.0 (the 150 one) device?

April 26, 2017cable Computers hardware internet SATA

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Will a SATA 2.0 cable work with a SATA 1.0 (the 150 one) device?

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Yes. Being SATA 2.0 simply means the cable is (supposedly) capable of speeds required by that standard. It is “over-specced” for SATA 1.0 and will work at least as well as a SATA 1.0 cable. The suggestions regarding changing switches etc are ONLY relevant if you’re installing a SATA 1.0 drive to a motherboard with a SATA 2.0 interface and it doesn’t automatically detect the device.