Is this drive backwards compatible with SATA I.5gb/s ? Thank you.
1335709
Yes the hard drive has a jumper that will limit data transfer rate to 1.5Gb/s Put the jumper to the outer-most pins of the jumper block will force the drive into the 1.5Gb/s transfer mode.
1335710
Not quite sure as I recently replaced my harddrive on my mac with the exact same one that I had in it before. Maybe contacting Seagate directly might be a better alternative.
1335711
Not being a real computer geek, I can't give a 100% positive answer, but I think most hard drives are compatible with just about anything. Of all the hard drives I've installed or have had fail and replaced, I've never had a compatibility problem with anything.
1335712
Yes, but it will only go as fast as the drive is capable of moving. It might be more drive than your system needs.
90453
SATA 3 should be backward compatible. I use this to clone SATA drives. Contact StarTech.com to be sure.
1113162
I've had no problem using these (or any SATA 6Gb/s) drives with SATA 3Gb/s.
71084
Yes. SATA III drive will work in SATA II port at SATA II speed. SATA is both forward and backward compatible.
508481
I believe this drive is backwards compatible with USB 2. I have the same drives and had no trouble with using USB 2.
306704
It is Sata II or SATA III compatible. If you do not understand the interface for HDD you probably should not be building a computer or buying components.
2275566
Yes this cable is usable with any sata hard drive, including old style sata. It is backwards compatible.
306706
That compatibility is based on the interface. I believe this MB has a SATA3 3Gb/s ports. Why a 10k rpm drive versus an SSD?
1930561
It has worked with all my SATA drives from 100GB to 750GB. You'll have to use an adapter for pin conversion.
658857
You can use any Sata drive. They must be the same size. If they're dissimilar sizes it will only be as large as the smallest drive. So far it's worked flawlessly
1013798
To answer your question...yes, USB is backwards compatible. However, given the context of your question that is irrelevant. The hard drive does not dictate the USB version (or corresponding transfer speed) - that is dependent on the USB Controller (built-into the external enclosure)....an "older" SATA drive could be mounted into a USB 3 enclosure and a brand new drive could also be mounted in a USB 1 enclosure. You really just need to make sure the drive you are mounting uses the same connector as the enclosure (e.g. PATA or SATA). HTH
331893
Yes. Sata 3 drives are backwards compatible with Sata 2 Connections and vice versa. But you'll be capped with Sata 2 speed.
187875
All SATA versions are backwards-compatible. Though, if you're springing for a new MoBo, you might as well toss in a newer HDD, too. WD 1TB are going for about $60 as of this writing, and it is incredibly easy to set this board up in many different multiple-drive configurations. So, you can still use your old drive (as I assume you'll at least want/need to get data off of it), but you can have something significantly faster and more capacious as your main drive. Well worth considering.
204083
I wondered the same thing when I bought it since I wanted to be certain of this. The manufacturer said it was "compatible" with SATA III, but that does not necessarily mean anything. The external interface is USB 3.0 and limtied to 5Gbits/sec max throughput, of course. Anyway, after testing with a fast 3.5" 7200 disk drive, I came to the conclusion that the drive internally is running at max performance for its platter write speeds - as you can see from my reported review. Unless I were to check with an SSD, I would not be certain of the interface, but my educated guess is that it is is an internal SATA III interface ... hope that helps!
2122334
SATA is backwards compatible so it should be fine. In fact, if you are replacing a plater drive it should be faster even with the 1.5 Gb/sec bottleneck.
1162993
It is backwards compatible. Performs fine - like a USB 2.0 drive when connected to an older port. Performs really well when connected to a 3.0 port.
2112402
This should be compatible with it. Any 2.5 HDDs I have used have been compatible with it.