SSD sata2 & sata3 mobo

[Dan]

Hey !!!

Getting all my stuff soon for my first build. Coming soon

The only question I can think of so far (will have plenty more later, I'm sure...) is: Can I plug the SSD sata2 in the sata3 plug from the mobo ???


Ps: total newb here.

[AkG]

Sata 6gb/s is backwards compatible to sata 3gb/s. So there is no physical reason why you can't just plug it in and go. BUT Sata 6gb/s controller is usually the marvel controller (iirc its the only one right now on the Intel side of things) and it does a slightly less optimal job at sata 2 then Intel's ICH 10. While the dif is small, you may want to plug in your OS drive to the Intel ports (which I assume the SSD is going to be used as) and plug another drive into the Marvel ports. YMMV But that is how I would do things. :)

[lcdguy]

Originally Posted by AkG

Sata 6gb/s is backwards compatible to sata 3gb/s. So there is no physical reason why you can't just plug it in and go. BUT Sata 6gb/s controller is usually the marvel controller (iirc its the only one right now on the Intel side of things) and it does a slightly less optimal job at sata 2 then Intel's ICH 10. While the dif is small, you may want to plug in your OS drive to the Intel ports (which I assume the SSD is going to be used as) and plug another drive into the Marvel ports. YMMV But that is how I would do things. :)

I second this. My old board had an ICH10r and so does my new one. Thats where i'm pluggin my SSD's in.

[Dan]

Yes, I want to use the SSD for the OS and I have a WD caviar black for storage.