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G.T
10-11-2006, 05:50 PM
Basically I want to know if it has the jumper setting/bit to run it as either a SATA I or SATA II?

Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB 3200KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-070-WD) is the full HDD details.
xylomn
10-12-2006, 02:29 PM
I have the 250Gb version of that hdd, basically the same thing just smaller capacity.

Yes it does have a jumper to do that.

No jumper means default of SATA-II
With a jumper SATA-I
G.T
10-13-2006, 12:41 AM
Many thanks. =]
pt
10-13-2006, 01:15 AM
sata1 can also do 300mb/s sata II isn't a evolution, just a quality stamp to say that that hdd can do 300mb/s (theoricaly), lots of sata hdd's can do 300mb/s (theoricaly)
it's the motherboard that may not support it, not the hdd's

i tought about getting that hdd for me too, but i realized i didn't need so much space :p
nice buy
G.T
10-13-2006, 12:19 PM
Well I do need the space, prolly 2 of them actually.

My MOBO can do SATA no problem, though not sure about SATA II, so I am in the situation where I either go with these or hunt really hard for the now like rocking horse shit SATA I versions that seemed to have vanished when SATA II became the rage.
xylomn
10-13-2006, 12:24 PM
Well if you go with one of these easy to find out if your mobo will take SATA-II, just install it without a jumper and if it doesn't detect it then you'll have to set it in SATA-I mode
pt
10-13-2006, 12:25 PM
Well if you go with one of these easy to find out if your mobo will take SATA-II, just install it without a jumper and if it doesn't detect it then you'll have to set it in SATA-I mode

that was what i was going to say :ohwell:
my seagate 160gb also had that jumper for 150/300mb/s SATA :)
xylomn
10-13-2006, 12:27 PM
that was what i was going to say :ohwell:

haha I win :p
pt
10-13-2006, 12:44 PM
haha I win :p

only this time.... :slap:
G.T
10-13-2006, 03:34 PM
Well if you go with one of these easy to find out if your mobo will take SATA-II, just install it without a jumper and if it doesn't detect it then you'll have to set it in SATA-I mode

While it would be nice if it did suprise the shit out of me and was SATA II capable I doubt it, it's not a bad MOBO but it's a bit old now. So if it did do SATA II I would probably spooge in me pants and be very happy, if it doesn't no drama so long as I get all the extra space I need I can carry on till I can replace MOBO/CPU/GPU to move upto SATA II fully. :rockout: