dbminter Posted December 27, 2013 Posted December 27, 2013 I noticed there are apparently 4 types of SATA cables: SATA, SATA II, III, and VI. So, I was wondering. If I got an SATA VI cable and I didn't have SATA VI, only say II or III, would this cable still work on my SATA connections? Thanks!
dbminter Posted December 27, 2013 Author Posted December 27, 2013 It's good to know. When I got this latest PC 2 years ago, I used the included SATA cable for the HD but swapped in the longer cables from my 2009 PC for the 2 optical drives I wanted to use. I didn't think about it at the time but I might have been using slower cables. So, I was thinking of getting some of the newer cables to have on hand for when I get my next PC. Of course, by then, who knows? SATA may be replaced by something else! I actually still have 2 unopened PATA cables. I got them back when PATA was the standard and wanted some on hand in case I ever needed to replace them. Of course, as the story usually goes, the standard was replaced by another one before I ever even needed to open the PATA cables packaging.
dbminter Posted January 17, 2014 Author Posted January 17, 2014 Oops! I said SATA VI was actually a type of cable! I meant SATA III, which supports 6 Gbps, I believe.
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